Etymology of the English word collar
the English word
collarderived from the Old French word
colierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
collare (collar, neckband; chain for neck)
derived from the Latin word
collum (neck; neck; throat; head and neck)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-Date
The earliest known usage of collar in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
collarbone,
collared,
collaringCognates
Dutch
collector, Dutch
kolder, English
choler, English
collector, French
collecteur, French
collier, French
colère, German
Kollektor, Italian
collare, Italian
collera, Norwegian
kollektor, Provençal
colera, Spanish
colector, Spanish
collar, Spanish
colera, Swedish
kollektor, Swedish
kollerUsage
Word found in Modern English
