Where does “קאַלט” come from?
קאַלט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German kalt, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
קאַלט (Yiddish): cold
Ancestry of “קאַלט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | kalt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kalt | cold |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kald | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaldaz | cold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |