Where does “kildesprog” come from?

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

kildesprog (Danish): source language

Definitions

  1. source language

Ancestry of “kildesprog”, step by step

kildesprog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkildespring, fountain, source; source, fountain,...
2Old Norsekeldaa well, a spring
3Proto-Germanickaldijǭwell, spring
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Danish sprog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsproglanguage
2Middle Low Germansprāke—
3Old Saxonsprākaspeech
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →