Where does “hrimceald” come from?

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

hrimceald (Old English): icy cold, frost-cold

Definitions

  1. icy cold, frost-cold

Ancestry of “hrimceald”, step by step

hrimceald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċeald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċealdcold, coldness
2Proto-West Germanickaldcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Old English hrīm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīmhoarfrost
2Proto-Germanichrīmaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →