Where does “sinceald” come from?

sinceald (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.

sinceald (Old English): very cold, frigid

Definitions

  1. very cold, frigid

Ancestry of “sinceald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċealdcold, coldness
2Proto-West Germanickaldcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →