Where does “kōł” come from?

kōł (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German kal, from Old High German chalo, from Proto-Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic kalwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

kōł (Vilamovian): bald

Definitions

  1. bald

Ancestry of “kōł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankal—
2Old High Germanchalobald
3Proto-Germanic*kalu—
4Proto-Germanickalwazbald
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalu →