Where does “vitkalka” come from?

vitkalka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kalka, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.

vitkalka (Swedish): to whitewash (paint white with whitewash)

Definitions

  1. to whitewash (paint white with whitewash)

Ancestry of “vitkalka”, step by step

vitkalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkalkato lime (treat with lime (calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid) or calcium oxide (kalciumoxid)), especially to reduce acidity)
2Swedishafrom
3Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
4Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
5Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
6Old Swedishløpato run
7Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
8Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
9Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via Swedish vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvitof the colour white; who has light skin;...
2Old Swedishhvīterwhite
3Old Norsehvítrwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Old Norse hlaupa