Where does “verkalken” come from?
verkalken (German) comes from German kalk, 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.
verkalken (German): to calcify
Definitions
- to calcify
Ancestry of “verkalken”, step by step
verkalken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kalk | second-person singular imperative of kalken |
| 2 | Middle High German | kalc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | calc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kalk | — |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |