Where does “kolba” come from?

kolba (Slovak) comes 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.

kolba (Slovak): butt of a rifle

Definitions

  1. butt of a rifle

Ancestry of “kolba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
2Middle High Germankolbeclub
3Old High Germancholpo—
4Proto-Germanickolbô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →