Where does “kôlt” come from?
kôlt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kāld, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
Ancestry of “kôlt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | kāld | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “kôlt”