Where does “coldnesse” come from?
coldnesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English cold, from Old English cald, from Proto-Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
coldnesse (Middle English): Coldness; a lack of heat
Definitions
- Coldness; a lack of heat
Ancestry of “coldnesse”, step by step
coldnesse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English cold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cold | cold, cool; having a tendency to be cold;... |
| 2 | Old English | cald | Alternative form of ċeald |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kald | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Middle English nesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 2 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |
via Old English cealdness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cealdness | — |