Where does “kaalgat” come from?

kaalgat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kaalgat, from Dutch kaal, from Middle Dutch cale, from Old Dutch kalo, from Proto-Germanic kalwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

kaalgat (Afrikaans): bare-arse; stark naked; a naked person

Definitions

  1. bare-arse; stark naked; a naked person

Ancestry of “kaalgat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkaalgatAn extremely poor person, a poor sod
2Dutchkaalwithout defining features, smooth, bland, plain;...
3Middle Dutchcale—
4Old Dutchkalo—
5Proto-Germanickalwazbald
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “kaalgat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalwaz →Every word from Old Dutch kalo →