Where does “talk” come from?

talk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch talch, from Old Dutch talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

talk (Dutch): talc; Alternative form of talg

Definitions

  1. talc; Alternative form of talg

Ancestry of “talk”, step by step

talk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch talch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtalch—
2Old Dutchtalg—
3Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Middle French talc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtalc—
2Arabicطَلْق—
3Persianتلکtalc, talcum

Words derived from “talk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talgaz →Every word from Old Dutch talg →