Where does “moosecall” come from?

moosecall (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.

moosecall (English): A horn, for example of birchbark, which imitates the bellow of a moose

Definitions

  1. A horn, for example of birchbark, which imitates the bellow of a moose

Ancestry of “moosecall”, step by step

moosecall 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 moose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmooseThe largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers
2Japaneseむすめ娘: girl; daughter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels-