Where does “ċeald” come from?
ċeald (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
ċeald (Old English): cold, coldness
Definitions
- cold, coldness
Ancestry of “ċeald”, step by step
ċeald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic kald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kald | cold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via Proto-Germanic *kald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *kald | — |