Where does “släckt kalk” come from?
släckt kalk (Swedish) comes from Swedish kalk, from Old Swedish kalker, from Old French calice, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
släckt kalk (Swedish): slaked lime
Definitions
- slaked lime
Ancestry of “släckt kalk”, step by step
släckt kalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Swedish släckt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | släckt | turned off (of a light or candle) |
| 2 | Swedish | släcka | to turn off; to extinguish, to quench; to slake;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slækkia | to extinguish, to put out |
| 4 | Old Norse | sløkkva | to extinguish, quench, slake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakwjaną | to clear, delete |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |