kjøl
Norwegian
noun-m1
Definitions
- (nautical) a keel
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse kjǫlr (a keel, keel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *keluz (keel).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*keluz
Gloss
keel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gewlos Proto-Indo-European
- kjølig Norwegian Bokmål
- kjølvann Norwegian Bokmål
- vann Norwegian Bokmål
- *keluz Proto-Germanic
- kölsvill Swedish
- kjøl Norwegian Nynorsk
- kele Middle English
- kjǫlr Old Norse
- køl Danish
- kølsvin Danish
- kjölur Icelandic
- kiel Middle Dutch
- kjølur Faroese
- kēl Middle Low German
- kiøl Old Swedish
- kjal Westrobothnian
- *kelu- Proto-Norse