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Where does “kaldaz” come from?

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

kaldaz (Proto-Germanic): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kaldaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaldaz”

  • кладезь
  • kalt
  • eiskalt
  • ultrakalt
  • hundekalt
  • bitterkalt
  • nasskalt
  • Kaltphase
  • arschkalt
  • kaltherzig
  • Kaltverfestigung
  • Kaltumformen
  • feuchtkalt
  • Kaltumformung
  • kaltschnäuzig
  • kaltgemäßigt
  • kalsa
  • koud
  • kout
  • ijskoud
  • källkod
  • källskatt
  • inspirationskälla
  • kallna
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