Where does “bezahlen” come from?
bezahlen (German) comes 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,...
bezahlen (German): to pay
Definitions
- to pay
Ancestry of “bezahlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zahlen | to pay; to pay for, to atone for |
| 2 | Middle High German | zaln | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zalōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | talōn | to calculate; to consider |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |