Where does “ísakaldur” come from?

ísakaldur (Faroese) comes from Faroese kaldur, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ísakaldur (Faroese): ice-cold, cold as ice; stone-cold, without...

Definitions

  1. ice-cold, cold as ice; stone-cold, without...

Ancestry of “ísakaldur”, step by step

ísakaldur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kaldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekaldurcold
2Old Norsekaldrcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Faroese ísur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseísurice; icecream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →