Where does “äiskal” come from?

äiskal (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish kal, from Old High German kald, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

äiskal (Luxembourgish): ice-cold

Definitions

  1. ice-cold

Ancestry of “äiskal”, step by step

äiskal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish kal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkalcold
2Old High Germankald—
3Old High Germankaltcold
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Luxembourgish Äis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishÄisice
2Old High Germanīsice
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →