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Yai | 20:46 Fri 18th Jul 2003 | Phrases & Sayings
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what is the origin of the word coal ? why is it called coal ?
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It is called that or something very similar in all languages based on Old Teutonic. In Old English, it was 'col' and in Old High German 'chol'. In modern German, it is 'Kohle' and in Dutch, 'kool'. The answer, therefore, is that these all share a common Teutonic source.
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