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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchalobald
2Proto-Germanic*kalu—
3Proto-Germanickalwazbald
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “kal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalu →