Where does “coldishness” come from?
coldishness (English) comes from English coldish, 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.
coldishness (English): The quality of being coldish
Definitions
- The quality of being coldish
Ancestry of “coldishness”, step by step
coldishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coldish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coldish | Somewhat cold |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |