Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaldaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From the original past participle of *kalaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.[1] Diachronically from Proto-Indo-European *goltós.

Pronunciation

Adjective

*kaldaz

  1. cold
    Antonyms: *warmaz, *haitaz

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *kaldāną
  • *kaldį̄
    • Middle Dutch: kelde coude (see there for further descendants)
    • Old High German: kaltī (see there for further descendants)
  • *kaldijǭ

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*kalda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 278