Where does “Kalkung” come from?

Kalkung (German) comes from German kalk, 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.

Kalkung (German): liming

Definitions

  1. liming

Ancestry of “Kalkung”, step by step

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξ →