Where does “birdcall” come from?
birdcall (English) comes from English call, from Middle English callen, from Old English ceallian, 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.
birdcall (English): Any vocalisation of a bird; An imitation of this...
Definitions
- Any vocalisation of a bird; An imitation of this...
Ancestry of “birdcall”, step by step
birdcall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English call
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | call | A telephone conversation; a phone call; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | callen | to call |
| 3 | Old English | ceallian | to call; to cry out, shout |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kalʀōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |