Where does “Cale” come from?

Cale (Luxembourgish) comes from French cale, from French caler, from Old Occitan calar, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

Cale (Luxembourgish): chock; wedge

Definitions

  1. chock; wedge

Ancestry of “Cale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalewedge; chock; immersion
2Frenchcalerto wedge (open) (a door)
3Old Occitancalar—
4Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →Every word from Old Occitan calar →Every word from French caler →