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
- talc; Alternative form of talg
Ancestry of “talk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | talch | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | talg | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talgaz | tallow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |