Where does “fleirtala” come from?

fleirtala (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tala, from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

fleirtala (Icelandic): plural

Definitions

  1. plural

Ancestry of “fleirtala”, step by step

fleirtala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictalaa short address, a speech; button; number
2Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Icelandic fleiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfleirimore
2Old Norsefleirimore, most
3Proto-Germanicflaizômore
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fleirtala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Old Norse tala →