Where does “to-callin'” come from?

to-callin' (Yola) comes from Middle English callynge, from Middle English callen, from Old English ceallian, from Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, 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.

to-callin' (Yola): called

Definitions

  1. called

Ancestry of “to-callin'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcallyngecalling
2Middle Englishcallento call
3Old Englishceallianto call; to cry out, shout
4Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn
5Proto-Germanickalzōnąto call, shout
6Proto-Germanickalzaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeangols-
8Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-Every word from Proto-Germanic kalzaz
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