Where does “talorð” come from?

talorð (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,...

talorð (Faroese): numeral

Definitions

  1. numeral

Ancestry of “talorð”, step by step

talorð 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 orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseorðword; expression
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →