Where does “kælk” come from?

kælk (Danish) comes from Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô — jaw-bone.

kælk (Danish): a small (usually single-person) sled that is unpowered and therefore only goes downhill, used as a toy

Definitions

  1. a small (usually single-person) sled that is unpowered and therefore only goes downhill, used as a toy

Ancestry of “kælk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjalkijaw-bone; hand-sledge
2Proto-Germanic*kelkôjaw-bone
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kelkô →Every word from Old Norse kjalki →