Where does “kalla” come from?

kalla (Icelandic) 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 (Icelandic): to call, name, refer to; to call, to shout

Definitions

  1. to call, name, refer to; to call, to shout

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

Words derived from “kalla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz →