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Where does “kelǭ” come from?

kelǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

kelǭ (Proto-Germanic): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “kelǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “kelǭ”

  • Rotkehlchen
  • Kehle
  • kehlig
  • Graukehlralle
  • keel
  • keelgat
  • keelklank
  • kel
  • cholle
  • ċeole
  • ċeolu
  • kēle
  • kela
  • kële
  • kela
  • kelā
  • kele
  • Kääle
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