Where does “smällkall” come from?

smällkall (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.

smällkall (Swedish): freezing cold, biting cold (very cold, usually of weather)

Definitions

  1. freezing cold, biting cold (very cold, usually of weather)

Ancestry of “smällkall”, step by step

smällkall 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 smälla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmällaa flyswatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz →