Where does “kōl(ī)” come from?

kōl(ī) (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kōl(ī) (Proto-West Germanic): cool

Definitions

  1. cool

Ancestry of “kōl(ī)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōluzcool
2Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kōl(ī)”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →
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