Where does “Kaltumformen” come from?
Kaltumformen (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.
Kaltumformen (German): cold forming
Ancestry of “Kaltumformen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | kalt | cold, chilly; "the physical perception of... |
| 2 | Old High German | kalt | cold |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kald | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |