Where does “urkoid” come from?
urkoid (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian koid, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
urkoid (Bavarian): very cold
Definitions
- very cold
Ancestry of “urkoid”, step by step
urkoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bavarian koid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | koid | cold |
| 2 | Old High German | kalt | cold |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kald | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Bavarian ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | ur | very, quite, really, total, totally, absolutely |