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Where does “kōlēną” come from?

kōlēną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

kōlēną (Proto-Germanic): to become cold

Definitions

  1. to become cold

Ancestry of “kōlēną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “kōlēną”

  • Kühlwasser
  • Kühlschmierstoff
  • abkühlen
  • kühlen
  • abgekühlt
  • Kühler
  • colen
  • cōlian
  • kuolōn
  • chuolen
  • küelen
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