Cold etymology

English

English word cold comes from Old English cald ((Anglian).)

Etymology of cold

Detailed word origin of cold

Dictionary entry Language Definition
cald Old English (ang) (Anglian).
cold Middle English (enm)
cold English (en) (slang, informal, dated) In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.. While at low temperature.. With finality.. Without preparation. (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.. A condition of low temperature. (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.. (obsolete) [...]

Words with the same origin as cold

Descendants of cald

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