Where does “kaldhæðni” come from?

kaldhæðni (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.

kaldhæðni (Icelandic): irony; sarcasm

Definitions

  1. irony; sarcasm

Ancestry of “kaldhæðni”, step by step

kaldhæðni 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 hæðni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæðnimockery
2Icelandic-niness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →
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