Where does “kjalta” come from?

kjalta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kjalta, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kjalta (Icelandic): lap

Definitions

  1. lap

Ancestry of “kjalta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjaltalap
2Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kjalta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelþaz →