Where does “källa” come from?

källa (Swedish) comes 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.

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Ancestry of “källa”, step by step

källa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish kalla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkallato call, name; to summon, call for
2Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
3Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
4Proto-Germanickalzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

via Old Swedish kælda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkælda—
2Old Norsekeldaa well, a spring
3Proto-Germanickaldijǭwell, spring
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “källa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz →