Where does “told” come from?
Told comes from Middle English tolde, from Old English tealde, from Proto-Germanic talid-, of uncertain origin and meaning.
told (English): simple past tense and past participle of tell
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of tell
Ancestry of “told”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tolde | — |
| 2 | Old English | tealde | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talid- | — |
Words derived from “told”