Where does “feuchtkalt” come from?

feuchtkalt (German) comes from German feucht, from Middle High German viuchte, from Old High German fūht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt-, from Proto-Indo-European pen-k-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

feuchtkalt (German): clammy

Definitions

  1. clammy

Ancestry of “feuchtkalt”, step by step

feuchtkalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeuchtwet, humid, moist, soggy, dank
2Middle High Germanviuchte
3Old High Germanfūhtwet
4Proto-West Germanicfų̄htwet
5Proto-Germanicfunhtijazwet; damp; moist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnkt-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-k-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

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
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