Where does “tal” come from?

tal (Danish) comes 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,...

tal (Danish): number; figure; digit

Definitions

  1. number; figure; digit

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

tal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tal

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

via Old Danish thol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthol—
2Old Norseþolpatience, endurance

Words derived from “tal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →