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Where does “Bezahlschranke” come from?

Bezahlschranke (German) comes from German bezahlen, from German zahlen, from Middle High German zaln, from Old High German zalōn, from Proto-West Germanic talōn, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Bezahlschranke (German): paywall

Definitions

  1. paywall

Ancestry of “Bezahlschranke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbezahlento pay
2Germanzahlento pay; to pay for, to atone for
3Middle High Germanzaln—
4Old High Germanzalōn—
5Proto-West Germanictalōnto calculate; to consider
6Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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