Where does “cale” come from?

cale (French) comes from French caler, from Old Occitan calar, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

cale (French): wedge; chock; immersion

Definitions

  1. wedge; chock; immersion

Ancestry of “cale”, step by step

cale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French caler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalerto wedge (open) (a door)
2Old Occitancalar—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

via German keil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankeila wedge
2Middle High Germankillarge feather, quill
3Old High Germankil—

Words derived from “cale”

Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →Every word from Old Occitan calar →Every word from French caler →