Where does “calan” come from?

calan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

calan (Old English): to be or get cold

Definitions

  1. to be or get cold

Ancestry of “calan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →