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

  1. lime; limescale, scale; chalk

Ancestry of “Kalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankalc—
2Old High Germancalc—
3Proto-Germanic*kalk—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →