Words that come from Proto-West Germanic *talu

277 words across 21 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic *talu — including tale, telltale, folktale, tattletale, talebearer, talebearing, talesman, tsotsitaal.

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Dutch (132)

German (76)

English (25)

Afrikaans (12)

Yiddish (4)

Luxembourgish (3)

Old Saxon (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

German Low German (2)

Latvian (2)

West Frisian (2)

Old English (2)

Middle English (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Middle High German (2)

Old Dutch (1)

Old High German (1)

West Flemish (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Low German (1)

Yola (1)