N. helch adj. “bitter cold” (Category: Cold, Frigid)

N. helch, adj. “bitter cold, [G.] ice-cold, icy, ⚠️cold” (Category: Cold, Frigid)

Reference ✧ Ety/KHEL ✧ “bitter cold”

Related

• S. ring “cold, chill” versus helch “bitter cold”

Element In

• N. Helcharaes

Cognates

• ᴹQ. helka “ice-cold” ✧ Ety/KHEL

Derivations

• < ᴹ√KHELEK “ice” ✧ Ety/KHEL

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√KHELEK > helch

[kʰelka] > [kʰelkʰa] > [kʰelxa] > [xelxa] > [xelx] > [helx]

✧ Ety/KHEL

G. helc¹ adj. “ice-cold, icy, cold” (Category: Cold, Frigid)

References ✧ GL/48

Glosses

• “ice-cold, icy, cold” ✧ GL/48

Variations

• helc ✧ GL/48
• helw ✧ GL/48
• hîl ✧ GL/48

Changes

• hîl >> helc “ice-cold, icy, cold” ✧ GL/48

Cognates

• ᴱQ. helka “ice-cold”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√HELE “*freeze” ✧ GL/48 (χele-k)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√χele-k > helc

[helk] > [helx] > [helk]

✧ GL/48