Etymograph

English

reconciliation

Reconciliation comes from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-1‘to call out to’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400reconciliaciun1
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reconciliacioun1‘act of reconciling’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2024reconciliation1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English reconciliation
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Maryse Zeidler: “The comments were made at a council meeting last…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-Wiktionary, English reconciliation‘to call out to’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400reconciliaciunWiktionary, English reconciliation
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reconciliaciounWiktionary, English reconciliation‘act of reconciling’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2024reconciliationWiktionary, English reconciliation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Maryse Zeidler: “The comments were made at a council meeting last…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call out to’

low, clear, hell, claim, classic, calendar, clarity, haul, claire, declare, classify, clarification, clarinet, proclamation, squeal, exclamation, clarion, clamor, claret, clamour, reclamation, clas, irreconcilable, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, conciliar, 37 more

Today it means

noun The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reconciliation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / reconciliation

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