Where does “köllun” come from?
köllun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kalla, 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.
köllun (Icelandic): calling, vocation
Ancestry of “köllun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, to shout |
| 2 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |