Where does “kaldasot” come from?

kaldasot (Old Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kalder, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kaldasot (Old Swedish): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “kaldasot”, step by step

kaldasot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish kalder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkaldercold
2Old Norsekaldrcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Old Swedish sōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsōtsickness
2Old Norsesótsoot
3Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →