Where does “kilde” come from?

kilde (Danish) comes from Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic kaldijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kilde (Danish): spring, fountain, source; source, fountain,...

Definitions

  1. spring, fountain, source; source, fountain,...

Ancestry of “kilde”, step by step

kilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kelda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekeldaa well, a spring
2Proto-Germanickaldijǭwell, spring
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Old Norse kitla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekitlato tickle
2Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
3Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

Words derived from “kilde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →