Where does “callen” come from?

callen (Middle English) comes from Old English ceallian, 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.

callen (Middle English): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “callen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishceallianto call; to cry out, shout
2Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn—
3Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

Words derived from “callen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →