Where does “kol” come from?

kol (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kol (Proto-West Germanic): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “kol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickulącoal
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “kol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →
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