kühlen

See also: Kühlen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German küelen, from Old High German kuolōn, chuolen, from Proto-Germanic *kōlōną, *kōlēną. Cognate with Hunsrik kiele, Luxembourgish killen, Dutch koelen, Saterland Frisian köile, English cool (verb), Swedish kyla. Equivalent to kühl +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyːlən/, [ˈkʰyːln]
• Hyphenation: küh‧len

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Verb

1. to cool, to refrigerate

   Ich kühlte den Kopf des Patienten mit Eis.

   I cooled the patient’s head with ice.

Derived terms

• abkühlen
• Kühlung

Further reading

• “kühlen” in Duden online