Where does “kelda” come from?

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

kelda (Old Norse): a well, a spring

Definitions

  1. a well, a spring

Ancestry of “kelda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kelda”

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