Where does “zale” come from?

zale (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German zaln, from Old High German zalōn, from Proto-West Germanic talōn, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

zale (Alemannic German): to pay

Definitions

  1. to pay

Ancestry of “zale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzaln—
2Old High Germanzalōn—
3Proto-West Germanictalōnto calculate; to consider
4Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic talōn →
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