kile
English
/kaɪl/
noun
Definitions
- An ulcer; sore.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English kile derived from Old Norse kýli (boil) derived from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *gewl- (bowl, ball, vessel), *gew- (hand, bend, curve).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gew-
Gloss
hand, bend, curve
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
曲
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kuula Finnish
- Keule German
- Keulenschlag German
- Kuhle German
- Nebenkeule German
- keulenartig German
- kuil Dutch, Flemish
- moordkuil Dutch, Flemish
- slangenkuil Dutch, Flemish
- valkuil Dutch, Flemish
- γυιός Ancient Greek
- γυῖον Ancient Greek
- γύαλον Ancient Greek
- γῦρος Ancient Greek
- ἐγγύς Ancient Greek
- *gew- Proto-Indo-European
- *gewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gewl- Proto-Indo-European
- *gu(H)- Proto-Indo-European
- *gup- Proto-Indo-European
- *kūlǭ Proto-Germanic
- drakkula Swedish
- flädermärgskula Swedish
- julgranskula Swedish
- kristallkula Swedish
- kula Swedish
- kulgevär Swedish
- kulram Swedish
- kulspets Swedish
- malkula Swedish
- kile Middle English
- kúla Old Norse
- kýli Old Norse
- kule Danish
- barkakýli Icelandic
- kýli Icelandic
- cule Middle Dutch
- kiule Middle High German
- kūle Middle High German