Where does “Zahl” come from?
Zahl (German) comes from Middle High German zal, from Old High German zala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Zahl (German): number, numeral, figure; tails
Definitions
- number, numeral, figure; tails
Ancestry of “Zahl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zal | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zala | number |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
Words derived from “Zahl”