Where does “doorkoud” come from?

doorkoud (Dutch) comes from Dutch koud, from Middle Dutch cout, from Old Dutch kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

doorkoud (Dutch): cold through and through, thoroughly cold

Definitions

  1. cold through and through, thoroughly cold

Ancestry of “doorkoud”, step by step

doorkoud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoudcold
2Middle Dutchcoutcold; coolheaded
3Old Dutchkalt—
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Dutch door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoorthrough; across, around; because of, due to
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →