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Where does “*kald” come from?

*kald (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “*kald”, step by step

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