Where does “Kelch” come from?

Kelch (German) comes from Middle High German kelich, from Old High German kelih, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Kelch (German): chalice; calyx

Definitions

  1. chalice; calyx

Ancestry of “Kelch”, step by step

Kelch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kelich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankelichchalice
2Old High Germankelihchalice
3Latincalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
4Ancient GreekκάλυξSome kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
5Ancient Greekκύωto conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Old High German chelch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchelch—

Words derived from “Kelch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύω →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλυξ →