Where does “calant” come from?

calant (Middle Dutch) comes from Picard kalant, from Old Northern French calant.

calant (Middle Dutch): person, friend

Definitions

  1. person, friend

Ancestry of “calant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Picardkalant—
2Old Northern Frenchcalant—

Words derived from “calant”

Every word from Old Northern French calant →Every word from Picard kalant →
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