Where does “*kali” come from?

*kali (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “*kali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickalizcold, coldness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “*kali

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic kaliz