Where does “tilkalle” come from?
tilkalle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål til, from Norwegian Bokmål flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
tilkalle (Norwegian Bokmål): to call (for), call in, summon (someone; help; emergency services)
Definitions
- to call (for), call in, summon (someone; help; emergency services)
Ancestry of “tilkalle”, step by step
tilkalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål til
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | til | to |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | flukt | flight, escape |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Norwegian Bokmål kalle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kalle | to call, name; to call, shout; to call somebody /... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |