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Where does “kelde” come from?

kelde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch keldi, from Proto-Germanic *kaldī.

Ancestry of “kelde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkeldi—
2Proto-Germanic*kaldī—

Words derived from “kelde”

  • kou
  • koude
  • vrieskou
  • wintercoude
  • coude
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaldī →