Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “kalo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickalwazbald
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “kalo”

  • kaalgat
  • kaalgat
  • kaal
  • kaalheid
  • kaalaars
  • cale
  • kaal
  • kaalgat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →