Where does “kout” come from?

kout (Dutch) comes 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.

kout (Dutch): talk, conversation; banter, chit-chat, pleasant...

Definitions

  1. talk, conversation; banter, chit-chat, pleasant...

Ancestry of “kout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoutcold; coolheaded
2Old Dutchkalt—
3Proto-West Germanickaldcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →
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