Where does “kühlgemäßigt” come from?
kühlgemäßigt (German) comes from German kühl, from Middle High German küele, from Old High German kuolī, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
kühlgemäßigt (German): temperate
Definitions
- temperate
Ancestry of “kühlgemäßigt”, step by step
kühlgemäßigt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kühl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kühl | cool; calm, restrained, passionless; cool, frigid |
| 2 | Middle High German | küele | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kuolī | cool not warm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kōl(ī) | cool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via German gemäßigt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gemäßigt | moderate; past participle of mäßigen |