Where does “tolk” come from?

tolk (Danish) comes from Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tolk (Danish): interpreter; imperative of tolke

Definitions

  1. interpreter; imperative of tolke

Ancestry of “tolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetulkr—
2Middle Low Germantolkinterpreter
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “tolk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →