Where does “kalt” come from?

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

kalt (Pennsylvania German): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankaltcold
2Proto-West Germanickaldcold
3Proto-Germanickaldazcold
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →