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

  1. number, numeral, figure; tails

Ancestry of “Zahl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzal—
2Old High Germanzalanumber
3Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
4Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “Zahl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *talu →