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Where does “tålmodighed” come from?

tålmodighed (Danish) comes from Danish tålmodig, from Danish tålmod, 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,...

tålmodighed (Danish): patience

Definitions

  1. patience

Ancestry of “tålmodighed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtålmodigpatient
2Danishtålmodpatience
3Danishtalnumber; figure; digit
4Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
5Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
6Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tålmodighed”

  • utålmodighed
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