Etymograph

English

Kalk

Kalk comes from German Kalk ‘lime’, and goes back to Latin calcem.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcem‘lime’
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kalk‘lime, limestone’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kalk‘lime’
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kalc
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentKalk‘lime’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcem‘lime’
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kalk‘lime, limestone’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kalk‘lime’
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kalc
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentKalk‘lime’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Latin calcem

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin calcem / Kalk

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