Where does “zälle” come from?
zälle (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German zellen, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
zälle (Central Franconian): to count
Definitions
- to count
Ancestry of “zälle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zellen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zellan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | talljan | to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taljaną | to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |