Where does “tal” come from?

tal (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tal, from Old Dutch *tal, from Proto-West Germanic *tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tal (Dutch): numerous, many, lots; number

Definitions

  1. numerous, many, lots; number

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtal—
2Old Dutch*tal—
3Proto-West Germanic*talnumber, amount
4Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
5Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tal”

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