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
Ancestry of “kälteliebend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Kälte | coldness; cold |
| 2 | Middle High German | kelte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kaltī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kaldī | — |