Where does “koukleum” come from?
koukleum (Dutch) comes from Dutch kou, 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 — to swallow; swallow.
koukleum (Dutch): person who is often/easily cold, person bothered by the cold a lot
Definitions
- person who is often/easily cold, person bothered by the cold a lot
Ancestry of “koukleum”, step by step
koukleum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kou | cold |
| 2 | Dutch | koude | Alternative form of kou |
| 3 | Dutch | koud | cold |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cout | cold; coolheaded |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kalt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kald | cold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Dutch kleumen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kleumen | to be stiff from cold |