Where does “קויל” come from?

קויל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

קויל (Yiddish): bullet; piece of coal

Definitions

  1. bullet; piece of coal

Ancestry of “קויל”, step by step

קויל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankōl—
2Old High Germankolcoal
3Proto-West Germanickolcoal
4Proto-Germanickulącoal
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Ukrainian ку́ля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianку́ляball, sphere
2Polishkulaball; bullet; crutch
3Middle High Germankūle—

Words derived from “קויל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →