Where does “kaldur” come from?

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

kaldur (Faroese): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kaldur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaldur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →
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