Where does “frumtala” come from?

frumtala (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,...

frumtala (Icelandic): prime number

Definitions

  1. prime number

Ancestry of “frumtala”, step by step

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