Where does “viertal” come from?
viertal (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,...
viertal (Dutch): quartet, quadruplet
Definitions
- quartet, quadruplet
Ancestry of “viertal”, step by step
viertal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tal | numerous, many, lots; number |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tal | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *tal | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tal | number, amount |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |