Where does “kalk” come from?

kalk (German) comes from Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kalk (German): second-person singular imperative of kalken

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalken

Ancestry of “kalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankalc—
2Old High Germancalc—
3Proto-Germanic*kalk—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “kalk”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →