Where does “кладезь” come from?
кладезь (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic кладѧѕь, from Proto-Slavic koldędzь, from Proto-Germanic kaldingaz, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
кладезь (Russian): fount, treasury, storehouse
Definitions
- fount, treasury, storehouse