Where does “iskald” come from?

iskald (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kald, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

iskald (Norwegian Bokmål): icy, ice-cold, cold as ice

Definitions

  1. icy, ice-cold, cold as ice

Ancestry of “iskald”, step by step

iskald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkaldcold
2Old Norsekaldrcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Norwegian Bokmål is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålisice, ice cream; ice cream on a stick or cone
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →
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