Where does “kal” come from?

kal (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

kal (Luxembourgish): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →