Where does “osläckt kalk” come from?
osläckt kalk (Swedish) comes from Swedish osläckt, from Swedish släckt, from Swedish släcka, from Old Swedish slækkia, from Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic slakwjaną, from Proto-Germanic slekwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
osläckt kalk (Swedish): unslaked lime, quicklime
Definitions
- unslaked lime, quicklime
Ancestry of “osläckt kalk”, step by step
osläckt kalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish osläckt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | osläckt | unslaked |
| 2 | Swedish | släckt | turned off (of a light or candle) |
| 3 | Swedish | släcka | to turn off; to extinguish, to quench; to slake;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slækkia | to extinguish, to put out |
| 5 | Old Norse | sløkkva | to extinguish, quench, slake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slakwjaną | to clear, delete |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |
via Swedish kalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kalk | limestone; lime, calcium oxide or calcium... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kalker | — |
| 3 | Old French | calice | chalice |
| 4 | Latin | calix | cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάλυξ | Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύω | to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |