Where does “kāld” come from?

kāld (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kāld (Old Saxon): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kāld”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kāld”

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