Where does “tilltalsord” come from?
tilltalsord (Swedish) comes from Swedish tilltal, 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- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.
tilltalsord (Swedish): a term of address
Definitions
- a term of address
Ancestry of “tilltalsord”, step by step
tilltalsord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tilltal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tilltal | an utterance addressing (saying something to) someone |
| 2 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 3 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 5 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |