Where does “verkahlen” come from?

verkahlen (German) comes from German kahl, from Old High German kaldaha, 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.

verkahlen (German): |or|_|intransitive|_|}} to bare or become bare of growth

Definitions

  1. |or|_|intransitive|_|}} to bare or become bare of growth

Ancestry of “verkahlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankahlbald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark,...
2Old High Germankaldaha—
3Old High Germankaltcold
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →