Where does “kälteliebend” come from?

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

kälteliebend (German): cryophilic

Definitions

  1. cryophilic

Ancestry of “kälteliebend”, step by step

kälteliebend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kälte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKältecoldness; cold
2Middle High Germankelte—
3Old High Germankaltīcoldness
4Proto-Germanic*kaldī—

via German liebend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanliebendpresent participle of lieben; loving
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaldī →Every word from Old High German kaltī →Every word from Middle High German kelte →