Where does “kald” come from?

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

kald (Proto-West Germanic): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “kald”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kald

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz
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