Where does “kaltschnäuzig” come from?

kaltschnäuzig (German) comes from German kalt, 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.

kaltschnäuzig (German): callous, cold-hearted

Definitions

  1. callous, cold-hearted

Ancestry of “kaltschnäuzig”, step by step

kaltschnäuzig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Schnauze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
2Middle Low Germansnûte—
3Old Dutchsnūt—
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

Words derived from “kaltschnäuzig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →