Where does “talkdown” come from?

talkdown (English) comes from English talk, from Middle English talken, from Old English tealcian, from Proto-Germanic talkōną, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

talkdown (English): Verbal assistance given by ground control to a...

Definitions

  1. Verbal assistance given by ground control to a...

Ancestry of “talkdown”, step by step

talkdown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English talk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalkTo communicate, usually by means of speech; To...
2Middle Englishtalken
3Old Englishtealcianto talk, chat
4Proto-Germanictalkōnąto talk, chatter
5Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via English Down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDownusually known as County Down
2Middle Englishdoundown
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-