Where does “callgirl” come from?

callgirl (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.

callgirl (English): Alternative spelling of call girl

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of call girl

Ancestry of “callgirl”, step by step

callgirl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English call

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcallA telephone conversation; a phone call; An...
2Middle Englishcallento call
3Old Englishceallianto call; to cry out, shout
4Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn
5Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
6Proto-Germanickalzaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeangols-
8Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

via English Girl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGirlA Chinese constellation located near Aquarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle
2Middle EnglishgirleAlternative form of gerle
3Old Englishgyreleyoung person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz