Where does “cold-heartedly” come from?
cold-heartedly (English) comes from English cold-hearted, 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-heartedly (English): In a cold-hearted manner
Ancestry of “cold-heartedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cold-hearted | Without sympathy, feeling or compassion; callous... |
| 2 | English | cold | Having a low temperature; Causing the air to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | cold | cold, cool; having a tendency to be cold;... |
| 4 | Old English | cald | Alternative form of ċeald |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kald | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |