Kallick
Pennsylvania German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx (“limestone”). Compare German Kalk, Luxembourgish Kallek, and more distantly English chalk.
Noun
editKallick m
- lime (calcium-based material)
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- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Latin
- Pennsylvania German lemmas
- Pennsylvania German nouns
- Pennsylvania German masculine nouns