Where does “fodkold” come from?

fodkold (Danish) comes from Danish kold, from Old Danish kald, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

fodkold (Danish): cold at the floor

Definitions

  1. cold at the floor

Ancestry of “fodkold”, step by step

fodkold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkoldcold
2Old Danishkald—
3Old Norsekaldrcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Danish fod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfodfoot
2Old Norsefótra foot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →