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Where does “tulkr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tulkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantolkinterpreter
2Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
3Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “tulkr”

  • tolk
  • tolk
  • tolke
  • tolk
  • tulk
  • tulkur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →