Where does “vrieskou” come from?
vrieskou (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.
vrieskou (Dutch): freezing cold
Ancestry of “vrieskou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |