Where does “cealc” come from?

cealc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cealc (Old English): plaster, mortar; chalk

Definitions

  1. plaster, mortar; chalk

Ancestry of “cealc”, step by step

cealc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kalk—
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Proto-West Germanic *kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kalklime, limestone

Words derived from “cealc”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →