Where does “kallbad” come from?

kallbad (Swedish) comes from Swedish kall, from Old Norse kall, from Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic kalzōną, from Proto-Germanic kalzaz, from Proto-Indo-European gols-, from Proto-Indo-European gels- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.

kallbad (Swedish): a cold outdoors bath

Definitions

  1. a cold outdoors bath

Ancestry of “kallbad”, step by step

kallbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkallcold; having a low temperature; unfriendly,...
2Old Norsekallcall, cry, shouting; appellation, name
3Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
5Proto-Germanickalzaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeangols-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

via Swedish bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbada bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for...
2Old Swedishbädhbath
3Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
4Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
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