Where does “kalt” come from?

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

kalt (Old High German): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kalt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kalt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →