Where does “zählen” come from?
zählen (German) comes from Middle High German zeln, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
zählen (German): to count; to reckon, to consider, to deem; to...
Definitions
- to count; to reckon, to consider, to deem; to...
Ancestry of “zählen”, step by step
zählen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German zeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zeln | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zellan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | talljan | to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taljaną | to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |