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
Ancestry of “kaalgat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | kaalgat | bare-arse; stark naked; a naked person |
| 2 | Dutch | kaalgat | An extremely poor person, a poor sod |
| 3 | Dutch | kaal | without defining features, smooth, bland, plain;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cale | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kalo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalwaz | bald |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |