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Where does “optelling” come from?

optelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch optellen, from Dutch tellen, from Middle Dutch tellen, from Old Dutch tellen, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

optelling (Dutch): A sum, addition, made or to be made; The...

Definitions

  1. A sum, addition, made or to be made; The...

Ancestry of “optelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoptellento add
2Dutchtellento count, to enumerate; to determine the number...
3Middle Dutchtellento count, to calculate; to count as, to consider...
4Old Dutchtellento tell, to say; to count
5Proto-West Germanictalljanto count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell
6Proto-Germanictaljanąto enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell
7Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
8Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
9Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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