Where does “kalt” come from?

kalt (German) comes 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.

kalt (German): cold, chilly; "the physical perception of...

Definitions

  1. cold, chilly; "the physical perception of...

Ancestry of “kalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankaltcold
2Proto-West Germanickaldcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kalt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-