Where does “kall” come from?

kall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kall, from Old Norse kalla, 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.

kall (Norwegian Nynorsk): a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise; an...

Definitions

  1. a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise; an...

Ancestry of “kall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekallcall, cry, shouting; appellation, name
2Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
3Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

Words derived from “kall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz →