Where does “tolk” come from?

tolk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

tolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): an interpreter

Definitions

  1. an interpreter

Ancestry of “tolk”, step by step

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