Where does “Kalle” come from?

Kalle (German) comes from Yiddish כּלה, from Hebrew כַּלָּה — bride.

Kalle (German): bride; lover; prostitute

Definitions

  1. bride; lover; prostitute

Ancestry of “Kalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכּלהbride, bride-to-be
2Hebrewכַּלָּהbride
Every word from Hebrew כַּלָּה →Every word from Yiddish כּלה →