Where does “ijskoud” come from?

ijskoud (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.

ijskoud (Dutch): ice-cold, freezing cold

Definitions

  1. ice-cold, freezing cold

Ancestry of “ijskoud”, step by step

ijskoud 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 ijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
2Middle Dutchijsice
3Old Dutchīs—
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →