Where does “kalla” come from?

kalla (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kalla, 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.

kalla (Faroese): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “kalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
2Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
3Proto-Germanickalzaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
5Proto-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 →