Where does “ordinaltal” come from?
ordinaltal (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,...
ordinaltal (Danish): ordinal number
Definitions
- ordinal number
Ancestry of “ordinaltal”, step by step
ordinaltal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tal | number; figure; digit |
| 2 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Danish ordinal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ordinal | ordinal |