Where does “kou” come from?

kou (Dutch) comes from Dutch koude, 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.

kou (Dutch): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkoudeAlternative form of kou
2Dutchkoudcold
3Middle Dutchcoutcold; coolheaded
4Old Dutchkalt—
5Proto-West Germanickaldcold
6Proto-Germanickaldazcold
7Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →