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Where does “tålmod” come from?

tålmod (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,...

tålmod (Danish): patience

Definitions

  1. patience

Ancestry of “tålmod”, step by step

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,...

Words derived from “tålmod”

  • tålmodig
  • utålmodig
  • tålmodighed
  • utålmodighed
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