Where does “Kalk” come from?
Kalk (German) comes from Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Kalk (German): lime; limescale, scale; chalk
Definitions
- lime; limescale, scale; chalk
Ancestry of “Kalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kalc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | calc | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kalk | — |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “Kalk”