culm

culm · noun¹

1. Welsh · derived fromcwlm“knot or tie”
2. Old English · inherited from*colm
3. Middle English · inherited fromculme
4. English todayculm

From Middle English culme, colme (“fragments of coal”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to Old English col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales.

culm · noun²

1. Latin · borrowed fromculmus
2. English todayculm

Borrowed from Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, and haulm; further related to caramel, chalumeau and shawm.

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