Where does “kaalgat” come from?

kaalgat (English) comes from Afrikaans kaalgat, 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 (English): stark naked

Definitions

  1. stark naked

Ancestry of “kaalgat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskaalgatbare-arse; stark naked; a naked person
2DutchkaalgatAn extremely poor person, a poor sod
3Dutchkaalwithout defining features, smooth, bland, plain;...
4Middle Dutchcale—
5Old Dutchkalo—
6Proto-Germanickalwazbald
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →