kol

Swedish

/koːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) carbon
  • (uncountable) coal, either rock or charcoal
  • (countable) a piece of coal

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kol derived from Proto-Germanic *kulą (coal) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷol-

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