kol

Icelandic

/kʰɔːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (usually) coal
  • (in compounds) carbon chemical element

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kol inherited from Proto-Germanic *kulą (coal) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷol-

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