kiol

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Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keul, from Proto-Germanic *keulaz.

Noun

kiol m

  1. keel
  2. (poetic) ship

Declension

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *keulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gawl- (ball, swelling). Cognate with Old English ceol (Dutch kiel), Old High German kiol (German Kiel), Old Norse kjóll.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiol m

  1. boat