Where does “kalle” come from?

kalle (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch callen, from Old Dutch kallon, from Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, 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.

kalle (Limburgish): to talk, to speak, to chat; to call; to give a...

Definitions

  1. to talk, to speak, to chat; to call; to give a...

Ancestry of “kalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcallento talk about, to tell; to talk rubbish
2Old Dutchkallon—
3Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn—
4Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
5Proto-Germanickalzaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
7Proto-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 →