Where does “ískaldur” come from?

ískaldur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kaldur, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ískaldur (Icelandic): ice-cold

Definitions

  1. ice-cold

Ancestry of “ískaldur”, step by step

ískaldur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kaldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickaldurcold; having a low temperature; cold; causing the...
2Old Norsekaldrcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Icelandic ís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicísice; ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →