Where does “kalle” come from?

kalle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kalla, 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.

kalle (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of kalla

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kalla

Ancestry of “kalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkallato call; call; definite plural of kall
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 “kalle”

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