Where does “cale” come from?

cale (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kalo, from Proto-Germanic kalwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

Ancestry of “cale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkalo—
2Proto-Germanickalwazbald
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “cale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalwaz →Every word from Old Dutch kalo →