Where does “tulk” come from?

tulk (Middle English) comes from Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tulk (Middle English): a man, soldier

Definitions

  1. a man, soldier

Ancestry of “tulk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetulkr—
2Middle Low Germantolkinterpreter
3Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
4Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →