Where does “kalk” come from?

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

kalk (Old High German): lime inorganic material containing calcium

Definitions

  1. lime inorganic material containing calcium

Ancestry of “kalk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kalk”

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