Proto-Indo-European

*ǵwelH-

‘to burn, shine’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH-, most familiar first.

• coal ← col ← col ← *kol ← *kulą
• cholla ← cholle ← *keula ← *kulą ← *ǵwl̥H-o-m

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH-