Reconstruction:Old Dutch/calo

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz. Only attested in toponyms.

Adjective

*calo

  1. bald
  2. (of places) barren

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cāle, cālu, cāel

References

  • *kalo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012