Where does “ontkalken” come from?
ontkalken (Dutch) comes from Dutch kalk, from Middle Dutch calc, from Old Dutch kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ontkalken (Dutch): to descale
Definitions
- to descale
Ancestry of “ontkalken”, step by step
ontkalken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kalk | lime |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | calc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kalk | — |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |