Where does “kjalk” come from?

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

kjalk (Westrobothnian): sledge, sled

Definitions

  1. sledge, sled

Ancestry of “kjalk”, 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 →