Where does “cilbost” come from?
cilbost (Welsh) comes from Welsh cil, from English keel, from Proto-Mongolic kelen, from Old English cēlan, from Proto-West Germanic kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic kōlijaną, from Proto-Germanic kōlaz, from Proto-Germanic kōluz — to swallow; swallow.
cilbost (Welsh): sidepost, gatepost
Definitions
- sidepost, gatepost
Ancestry of “cilbost”, step by step
cilbost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh cil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cil | corner, angle; keel |
| 2 | English | keel | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull... |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | kelen | tongue; language |
| 4 | Old English | cēlan | to cool, make cool |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kōlijan | to cool, to make cooler |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kōlijaną | to make cold, to cool |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kōlaz | Alternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Welsh post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | post | post, mail; post, pillar |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |