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Where does “kall” come from?

kall (Old Norse) comes 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 (Old Norse): call, cry, shouting; appellation, name

Definitions

  1. call, cry, shouting; appellation, name

Ancestry of “kall”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kall”

  • kall
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