Where does “koold” come from?
koold (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian kald, from Proto-Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
koold (Saterland Frisian): cold
Ancestry of “koold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | kald | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kald | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |