Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaliz

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

Along with *kalaną (to freeze), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).

Noun

*kaliz m

  1. cold, coldness

Inflection

Declension of *kaliz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kaliz *kalīz
vocative *kali *kalīz
accusative *kalį *kalinz
genitive *kalīz *kaljǫ̂
dative *kalī *kalimaz
instrumental *kalī *kalimiz

Descendants

  • Old English: ċiele, ċile, ċyle, ċæle, ċele, ċheleAnglian
    • Middle English: chele, chile
      • English: chill (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: chill
  • Middle Dutch: kille
  • Old Norse: *kylr
    • Icelandic: kylur

References