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
- icy, ice-cold, cold as ice
Ancestry of “iskald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kald | cold |
| 2 | Old Norse | kaldr | cold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |