Where does “optælle” come from?

optælle (Danish) comes from Danish tælle, from Danish talg, from Middle Low German talch, from Old Saxon talg, from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

optælle (Danish): To count up

Definitions

  1. To count up

Ancestry of “optælle”, step by step

optælle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tælle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtælletallow; to count; to number
2Danishtalgtallow; suet
3Middle Low Germantalch
4Old Saxontalg
5Proto-West Germanic*talg
6Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Danish op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopup
2Old Norseuppup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Germanic talgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *talg
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