Where does “kälke” come from?

kälke (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô — jaw-bone.

kälke (Swedish): a sled (especially as a toy)

Definitions

  1. a sled (especially as a toy)

Ancestry of “kälke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjalkijaw-bone; hand-sledge
2Proto-Germanic*kelkôjaw-bone
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kelkô →Every word from Old Norse kjalki →