Английский Этимологический словарь - call (v.)

- O.E. ceallian, clipian, replaced by O.N. kalla "to cry loudly," from P.Gmc. *kallojanan, from PIE base *gol- "to scream, shriek." Meaning "to give a name to" was in M.E. Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862. Calling "vocation" traces to I Cor. vii:20. To call out someone to fight corresponds to Fr. provoqueur. Slang call girl is c.1900, originally a prostitute dispensed by telephone.