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Where does “tiental” come from?

tiental (Dutch) comes from Dutch tal, 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,...

tiental (Dutch): a group of ten; a multiple of ten which is less...

Definitions

  1. a group of ten; a multiple of ten which is less...

Ancestry of “tiental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtalnumerous, many, lots; number
2Middle Dutchtal—
3Old Dutch*tal—
4Proto-West Germanic*tal—
5Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
6Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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