Where does “kaal” come from?

kaal (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German schale, from Old Saxon *skala, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

kaal (Estonian): weight; scale; importance, weight

Definitions

  1. weight; scale; importance, weight

Ancestry of “kaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschale—
2Old Saxon*skala—
3Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
4Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “kaal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →