Where does “iesskolt” come from?

iesskolt (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch kolt, from Middle Low German kôlt, from Old Saxon kāld, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

iesskolt (Plautdietsch): ice-cold

Definitions

  1. ice-cold

Ancestry of “iesskolt”, step by step

iesskolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch kolt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschkoltcold, frigid
2Middle Low Germankôltcold
3Old Saxonkāldcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Plautdietsch Iess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschIessice
2Middle Low Germanîs—
3Old Saxonīshis, its
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →