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Where does “Kälte” come from?

Kälte (German) comes from Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-Germanic *kaldī.

Kälte (German): coldness; cold

Definitions

  1. coldness; cold

Ancestry of “Kälte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankelte—
2Old High Germankaltī—
3Proto-Germanic*kaldī—

Words derived from “Kälte”

  • Eiseskälte
  • Kältemittel
  • kälteliebend
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaldī →