Where does “колбовый” come from?

колбовый (Russian) comes from Russian колба, from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

колбовый (Russian): laboratory flask

Definitions

  1. laboratory flask

Ancestry of “колбовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколбаretort, bottle; envelope, flask
2GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
3Middle High Germankolbeclub
4Old High Germancholpo—
5Proto-Germanickolbô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kolbô →Every word from Old High German cholpo →