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

singular

Ancestry of “eintal”, step by step

eintal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese tal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	tal	number
2	Old Norse	tal	a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3	Proto-Germanic	talą	speech; number
4	Proto-Indo-European	dol-	reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5	Proto-Indo-European	del-	to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Faroese ein

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	ein	a, an; one; same
2	Old Norse	einn	one; some, a few
3	Proto-Germanic	ainaz	one; some
4	Proto-Indo-European	óynos	one; single

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →