Where does “kölhalning” come from?

kölhalning (Swedish) comes from Swedish kölhala, from Swedish köl, from Old Swedish kiøl, from Old Norse kjǫlr, from Proto-Norse kelu-, from Finnish Kela, from Finnish Kansaneläkelaitos, from Finnish känsä.

kölhalning (Swedish): careening (tilting a vessel to one side to expose the bottom for repairs or the like)

Definitions

  1. careening (tilting a vessel to one side to expose the bottom for repairs or the like)

Ancestry of “kölhalning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkölhalato careen (tilt to one side to expose the bottom for repairs or the like)
2Swedishkölkeel
3Old Swedishkiøl
4Old Norsekjǫlrkeel
5Proto-Norsekelu-
6FinnishKelareel, spool, bobbin device around which thread, wire, cable or something similar is wound
7FinnishKansaneläkelaitosThe Social Insurance Institution of Finland official translation, a government branch that administers and provides social security benefits for all residents of Finland
8Finnishkänsäcallus
9Finnishkanssawith; also, too
10Finnishkansassa
11Finnishkansapeople; nation
12Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
13Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt
Every word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm
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