Etymology

cooler

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Today it means: Anything which cools. Full definition →

English cool ← Middle English colen ← Old English cōlian
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cooler · noun, adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gól-
  3. Proto-Germanic*kalaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*kōluz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*kōl(ī)
  6. Proto-West Germanic*kōlēn
  7. Old Englishcōlian
  8. Middle Englishcolen
  9. Englishcool
  10. English todaycooler

From cool + -er.

Cooler · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromKühler
  2. English todayCooler

Americanized spelling of German Kühler.

Words from the same roots

GermanKühler all →

Kuehler

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