Where does “Kalkausfällung” come from?

Kalkausfällung (German) comes from German Ausfällung, from German ausfallen, from German fällen, from Middle High German vellen, from Old High German fellen, from Proto-Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Kalkausfällung (German): limescale

Definitions

  1. limescale

Ancestry of “Kalkausfällung”, step by step

Kalkausfällung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ausfällung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusfällungprecipitate, precipitation
2GermanausfallenTo fail, malfunction; to be canceled
3Germanfällento cut down, to fell; to precipitate; to make
4Middle High Germanvellen
5Old High Germanfellen
6Proto-Germanic*fallijan
7Proto-Germanicfallijanąto cause to fall, to fell
8Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
10Slovincianpólhalf
11Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via German kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankalksecond-person singular imperative of kalken
2Middle High Germankalc
3Old High Germancalc
4Proto-Germanic*kalk
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Slovincian pól