Where does “eintal” come from?

eintal (Faroese) comes from Faroese tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

eintal (Faroese): singular

Definitions

  1. singular

Ancestry of “eintal”, step by step

eintal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetalnumber
2Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Faroese ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeina, an; one; same
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →