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

Definitions

  1. calling, vocation

Ancestry of “köllun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickallato call, name, refer to; to call, to shout
2Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
3Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
6Proto-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 →