Where does “tallow” come from?
Tallow derives from Middle English talwe, Old English tealh, Proto-Germanic talgaz, and Proto-Indo-European del-, a root meaning to split or divide.
tallow (English): A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used...
Definitions
- A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used...
Ancestry of “tallow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | talow | — |
| 2 | Old English | tealh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talgaz | tallow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
Words derived from “tallow”