Where does “Kahlkopf” come from?

Kahlkopf (German) comes from German kahl, from Old High German kaldaha, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Kahlkopf (German): bald head

Definitions

  1. bald head

Ancestry of “Kahlkopf”, step by step

Kahlkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankahlbald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark,...
2Old High Germankaldaha—
3Old High Germankaltcold
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “Kahlkopf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →