Where does “kalldusch” come from?
kalldusch (Swedish) comes from Swedish dusch, from French douche, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
kalldusch (Swedish): cold shower shower in cold water
Definitions
- cold shower shower in cold water
Ancestry of “kalldusch”, step by step
kalldusch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dusch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dusch | shower; shower bath |
| 2 | French | douche | shower; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Italian | doccia | shower; drainpipe; plaster cast |
| 4 | Italian | doccione | spout (for water); gargoyle |
| 5 | Latin | ductiō | leading (away) |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish kall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kall | cold; having a low temperature; unfriendly,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kall | call, cry, shouting; appellation, name |
| 3 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |