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Where does “kaldaha” come from?

kaldaha (Old High German) comes from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “kaldaha”, step by step

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