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
Ancestry of “Cale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cale | wedge; chock; immersion |
| 2 | French | caler | to wedge; to jam , to stall; to stall |
| 3 | Old Occitan | calar | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |