Where does “fleirtal” come from?

fleirtal (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,...

fleirtal (Faroese): majority; plural

Definitions

  1. majority; plural

Ancestry of “fleirtal”, step by step

fleirtal 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 fleiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefleirimore, comparative degree of nógvur; several,...
2Old Norsefleirimore, most
3Proto-Germanicflaizômore
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →
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