Where does “kaldfront” come from?

kaldfront (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk front, from French front, from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

kaldfront (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cold front

Definitions

  1. a cold front

Ancestry of “kaldfront”, step by step

kaldfront traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk front

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrontfront
2Frenchfrontforehead; front, frontline
3Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
4Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

via Norwegian Nynorsk kald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkaldcold
2Old Norsekaldrcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t- →Every word from Latin frōns →