Where does “nasskalt” come from?

nasskalt (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.

nasskalt (German): cold and damp; dank

Definitions

  1. cold and damp; dank

Ancestry of “nasskalt”, step by step

nasskalt 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 nass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasswet
2Middle High Germannaȥ—
3Old High Germannaȥwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →