Where does “ċildlīċ” come from?

ċildlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ċildlīċ (Old English): childly, childlish

Definitions

  1. childly, childlish

Ancestry of “ċildlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
2Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ċildlīċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelþaz →