Where does “kahlscheren” come from?

kahlscheren (German) comes from German kahl, 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.

kahlscheren (German): to shave bald

Definitions

  1. to shave bald

Ancestry of “kahlscheren”, step by step

kahlscheren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankahlbald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark,...
2Old High Germankaldaha—
3Old High Germankaltcold
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via German scheren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscherento shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim
2Middle High Germanschern—
3Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →