Etymology of the English word cullet
the English word
culletderived from the English word
colletderived from the Old French word
colletderived from the Old French word
colderived 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 cullet in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
