Where does “blabtale” come from?

blabtale (English) comes from English tale, from Middle English tale, from Old English talu, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

blabtale (English): An informant

Definitions

  1. An informant

Ancestry of “blabtale”, step by step

blabtale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaleAn account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a...
2Middle Englishtalepersonal narrative, account
3Old Englishtaluaccount, reckoning; tale; narration
4Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
5Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via English blab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblabTo tell tales; to gossip without reserve or...
2Middle Englishblabbento talk foolishly
3Middle Englishblabbeidle talk; talebearer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-