Where does “kaajd” come from?

kaajd (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch cout, from Old Dutch kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kaajd (Limburgish): cold, chilly, frigid

Definitions

  1. cold, chilly, frigid

Ancestry of “kaajd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoutcold; coolheaded
2Old Dutchkalt—
3Proto-West Germanickaldcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →