Where does “Kalle” come from?
Kalle (Swedish) comes from Swedish Karl, from Old Swedish karilʀ, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Kalle (Swedish): based on the diminutive above
Definitions
- based on the diminutive above
Ancestry of “Kalle”, step by step
Kalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Karl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Karl | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | karilʀ | a man |
| 3 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Finnish Kaarle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kaarle | Charles, Carolus, Karl; used to translate certain regal names |