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
Ancestry of “zale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zaln | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zalōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | talōn | to calculate; to consider |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |