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.

kôlt (Middle Low German): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kôlt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkāldcold
2Proto-Germanickaldazcold
3Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kôlt”

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