Where does “Kalte Schnauze” come from?

Kalte Schnauze (German) comes from German kalt, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Kalte Schnauze (German): a type of cold cake made of butter biscuits,...

Definitions

  1. a type of cold cake made of butter biscuits,...

Ancestry of “Kalte Schnauze”, step by step

Kalte Schnauze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankaltcold, chilly; "the physical perception of...
2Old High Germankaltcold
3Proto-West Germanickaldcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via German Schnauze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
2Middle Low Germansnûte—
3Old Dutchsnūt—
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →