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Where does “kallon” come from?

kallon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, 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.

Ancestry of “kallon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn—
2Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
3Proto-Germanickalzaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

Words derived from “kallon”

  • kallen
  • raaskallen
  • callen
  • kalle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →