Where does “kaldblodig” come from?
kaldblodig (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.
kaldblodig (Norwegian Bokmål): cold-blooded
Definitions
- cold-blooded
Ancestry of “kaldblodig”, step by step
kaldblodig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål blodig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blodig | bloody |
| 2 | Danish | blodig | bloody |
| 3 | Old Norse | [[blóðigr]], [[blóðugr]] | — |