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Call

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means to summon someone, give something a name, or telephone someone
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Stage 1 of 2
kalla
Old Norse · medieval
"to cry out, to summon"
to cry out, to summon loudly
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Stage 2 of 2
call
English · 1100s
"to summon, name, or telephone someone"
settled as the standard English word for summoning or naming someone
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