Where does “källsortera” come from?

källsortera (Swedish) comes from Swedish källa, from Old Swedish kalla, 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.

källsortera (Swedish): to waste sort (at households)

Definitions

  1. to waste sort (at households)

Ancestry of “källsortera”, step by step

källsortera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish källa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkällaa source; the origin of something; a source of...
2Old Swedishkallato call, name; to summon, call for
3Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
5Proto-Germanickalzaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeangols-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

via Swedish sortera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsorterato sort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz
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