Where does “kahl” come from?

kahl (German) comes from Old High German kaldaha, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic kald, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kahl (German): bald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark,...

Definitions

  1. bald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark,...

Ancestry of “kahl”, step by step

kahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German kaldaha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankaldaha—
2Old High Germankaltcold
3Proto-West Germanickaldcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Middle High German kële

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankële—
2Old High Germankelathroat
3Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
4Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “kahl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →