Where does “kal” come from?
kal (Middle High German) comes from Old High German chalo, from Proto-Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic kalwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.
Ancestry of “kal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | chalo | bald |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kalu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kalwaz | bald |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |