Where does “kala” come from?

kala (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kala (Old Norse): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “kala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kala”

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