Where does “talehandling” come from?

talehandling (Danish) comes from Danish tåle, from Old Danish talæ, from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

talehandling (Danish): speech act

Definitions

  1. speech act

Ancestry of “talehandling”, step by step

talehandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtåleto put up with, bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Danishtalæ—
3Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
4Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Danish handling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhandlingaction, act
2Danishhandleact; trade, shop
3Old Norsehandla—
4Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Old Norse tala →