Where does “talsmand” come from?
talsmand (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,...
talsmand (Danish): spokesman
Ancestry of “talsmand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | tåle | to put up with, bear, endure, stand, tolerate |
| 2 | Old Danish | talæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |