Where does “cold weld” come from?
cold weld (English) comes from English cold, from Middle English cold, from Old English cald, from Proto-Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
cold weld (English): To weld using cold welding
Definitions
- To weld using cold welding
Ancestry of “cold weld”, step by step
cold weld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cold | Having a low temperature; Causing the air to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | cold | cold, cool; having a tendency to be cold;... |
| 3 | Old English | cald | Alternative form of ċeald |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kald | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via English weld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weld | A herb related to mignonette, growing in Europe,... |
| 2 | English | well | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily;... |
| 3 | Middle English | wellen | to boil, to bubble |
| 4 | Old English | weallan | to well |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |