Where does “ice-cold” come from?

ice-cold (English) comes from Middle English is-cold, from Old English īsċeald, from Old English ċeald, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ice-cold (English): As cold as ice; very cold; Without emotion;...

Definitions

  1. As cold as ice; very cold; Without emotion;...

Ancestry of “ice-cold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishis-cold—
2Old Englishīsċealdice-cold
3Old Englishċealdcold, coldness
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →