Where does “колбочка” come from?

колбочка (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.

колбочка (Russian): cone

Definitions

  1. cone

Ancestry of “колбочка”, 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- →