Etymology Explorer
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Where does “kelte” come from?
kelte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-Germanic *kaldī.
Ancestry of “kelte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
kaltī
coldness
2
Proto-Germanic
*kaldī
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Words derived from “kelte”
Kälte
kälteliebend
Eiseskälte
Kältemittel
Kältewelle
kälteempfindlich
Kältekopfschmerz
Kälteschauer
Kältesonde
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