Where does “taal” come from?
taal (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tāle, from Old Dutch tala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
taal (Dutch): language
Definitions
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Ancestry of “taal”, step by step
taal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch tāle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Dutch anderstalig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | anderstalig | relating to another language; speaking another... |
| 2 | Dutch | anders | otherwise; differently |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | anders | — |