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Where does “kultaz” come from?

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

kultaz (Proto-Germanic): A thick, plump mass or object; lump; A bundle; A...

Definitions

  1. A thick, plump mass or object; lump; A bundle; A...

Ancestry of “kultaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kultaz”

  • colt
  • colthood
  • coltlike
  • uncolted
  • colt
  • colt
  • koltur
  • caule
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