Where does “kalle” come from?

kalle (Central Franconian) comes from Dutch kallen, from Middle Dutch callen, from Old Dutch kallon, from Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, from Proto-Germanic kalzōną, from Proto-Germanic kalzaz, from Proto-Indo-European gols-, from Proto-Indo-European gels- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.

kalle (Central Franconian): to speak; to talk

Definitions

  1. to speak; to talk

Ancestry of “kalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkallento chat, talk
2Middle Dutchcallento talk about, to tell; to talk rubbish
3Old Dutchkallon
4Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn
5Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
6Proto-Germanickalzaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeangols-
8Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz
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