Where does “koudvuur” come from?

koudvuur (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.

koudvuur (Dutch): gangrene

Definitions

  1. gangrene

Ancestry of “koudvuur”, step by step

koudvuur 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 vuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
2Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “koudvuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →