Where does “cald” come from?

cald (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

cald (Old English): Alternative form of ċeald

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ċeald

Ancestry of “cald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kald—
2Proto-Germanickaldazcold
3Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “cald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →
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