Where does “kaldlyndur” come from?
kaldlyndur (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.
kaldlyndur (Icelandic): cold, unfeeling, unfriendly
Definitions
- cold, unfeeling, unfriendly
Ancestry of “kaldlyndur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kaldur | cold; having a low temperature; cold; causing the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kaldr | cold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |