Where does “kolt” come from?

kolt (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

kolt (Plautdietsch): cold, frigid

Definitions

  1. cold, frigid

Ancestry of “kolt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kolt”

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