'acold' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'ācold,' where 'ā-' was an intensifying prefix and 'cold' meant 'cold.'

'ācold' changed from Old English word 'ācold' and eventually became the modern English word 'acold'.

Initially, it meant 'intensely cold,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'in a state of being cold.'