Where does “táldraga” come from?

táldraga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tál, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

táldraga (Icelandic): to seduce, to lead astray; to deceive; to betray

Definitions

  1. to seduce, to lead astray; to deceive; to betray

Ancestry of “táldraga”, step by step

táldraga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictáldeception, deceptive allurement, seduction
2Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Icelandic draga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdragato draw, drag, pull
2Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol-Every word from Proto-Germanic talą
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