Where does “vekaulkjen” come from?

vekaulkjen (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch kaulkjen, from Plautdietsch Kaulkj, from Middle Low German kalk, from Old Saxon kalk, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vekaulkjen (Plautdietsch): to caulk

Definitions

  1. to caulk

Ancestry of “vekaulkjen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschkaulkjento whitewash
2PlautdietschKaulkjlime (inorganic material containing calcium)
3Middle Low Germankalk—
4Old Saxonkalkchalk
5Proto-Germanic*kalk—
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →