kiel

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kil/

noun
Definitions
  • bottom side of a ship: the keel

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kiel derived from Old Norse kjǫlr (a keel, keel) derived from Proto-Germanic *keluz (keel).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*keluz

Gloss

keel

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