Where does “matkilde” come from?

matkilde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kilde, from Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic kaldijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

matkilde (Norwegian Bokmål): a food source, source of food

Definitions

  1. a food source, source of food

Ancestry of “matkilde”, step by step

matkilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkildespring; source; fountain
2Old Norsekeldaa well, a spring
3Proto-Germanickaldijǭwell, spring
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Norwegian Bokmål mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmatfood; imperative of mate
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →