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

Definitions

  1. freezing cold

Ancestry of “vrieskou”, step by step

vrieskou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoucold
2DutchkoudeAlternative form of kou
3Dutchkoudcold
4Middle Dutchcoutcold; coolheaded
5Old Dutchkalt
6Proto-West Germanickaldcold
7Proto-Germanickaldazcold
8Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Dutch vriezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriezento freeze
2Middle Dutchvriesento freeze
3Old Dutchfriesanto freeze
4Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-