Where does “tuftekall” come from?
tuftekall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kall, 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.
tuftekall (Norwegian Nynorsk): a male being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads
Definitions
- a male being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads
Ancestry of “tuftekall”, step by step
tuftekall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kall | a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise; an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kall | call, cry, shouting; appellation, name |
| 3 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tufte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tufte | a being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads, often thought to be the ancestor who cleared the land |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tuft | homestead, ground where a house stands |
| 3 | Old Norse | tupt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tumþiz | seemliness, agreement; association, guild,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |