Where does “coldsleep” come from?
coldsleep (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.
coldsleep (English): a deep sleep during which the body is stored at...
Definitions
- a deep sleep during which the body is stored at...
Ancestry of “coldsleep”, step by step
coldsleep 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 sleep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sleep | To rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | slepen | to sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to... |
| 3 | Old English | slǣpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |