kööl

North Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian kole, from Proto-West Germanic *kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą (“coal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kööl

1. (Föhr-Amrum) coal

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian *kōl, from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōluz (“cool”), from *kalaną (“to be cold, to freeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).

Alternative forms

• kuul (Föhr-Amrum, Heligoland, Sylt)
• koul (Goesharde)
• kölj (Mooring)
• kool (Wiedingharde)

Adjective

kööl

1. (Halligen) cold