Where does “talrig” come from?
talrig (Danish) comes from Danish rig, from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
talrig (Danish): numerous
Definitions
- numerous
Ancestry of “talrig”, step by step
talrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rig | rich (having wealth), wealthy, affluent |
| 2 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 3 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 4 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 5 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
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,... |