Where does “call” come from?

call (Irish) comes from Irish coll, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

call (Irish): call, need; claim, right; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. call, need; claim, right; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “call”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcollhazel
2Old Irishcollhazel; destruction, injury, violation
3Proto-Celtickosloshazel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Old Irish coll →