Where does “Kalkwasser” come from?

Kalkwasser (German) comes from German wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Kalkwasser (German): limewater

Definitions

  1. limewater

Ancestry of “Kalkwasser”, step by step

Kalkwasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwasserinflection of wassern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwazzerwater
3Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

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 wey-