English

hardcoal

From hard + coal.

A compound of hard + coal

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard ‘hard’

Middle English hard

English hard

Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- ‘to burn’

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Proto-Germanic *kulą

Proto-West Germanic *kol

Old English col

Middle English col ‘charcoal’

English coal

Today it means

noun Anthracite.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hardcoal