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køl.

keel

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/køːˀl/[ˈkʰøˀl]
  1. keel

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse kjǫlr (“keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz (“keel”), cognate with Norwegian kjøl, Swedish köl. English keel, German Kiel and Dutch kiel are all borrowed from Old Norse.

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