Where does “heltal” come from?

heltal (Danish) comes from Danish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

heltal (Danish): integer

Definitions

  1. integer

Ancestry of “heltal”, step by step

heltal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtalnumber; figure; digit
2Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Danish hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelwhole, entire, complete, full; whole, intact,...
2Old NorseHeldeath
3Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol-Every word from Proto-Germanic talą