Where does “tillit” come from?

tillit (Swedish) comes from Swedish till, 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.

tillit (Swedish): trust

Definitions

  1. trust

Ancestry of “tillit”, step by step

tillit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish till

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtillto; for; with
2Swedishkällaa source; the origin of something; a source of...
3Old Swedishkallato call, name; to summon, call for
4Old Norsekallato call, name, refer to; to call, shout
5Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
6Proto-Germanickalzaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangols-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

via Swedish lit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlittrust
2Swedishlita}} to trust (have confidence in)
3Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “tillit”

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