Where does “talk” come from?

talk (Indonesian) comes from Dutch talk, from Middle Dutch talch, from Old Dutch talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

talk (Indonesian): talc

Definitions

  1. talc

Ancestry of “talk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtalktalc; Alternative form of talg
2Middle Dutchtalch—
3Old Dutchtalg—
4Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talgaz →Every word from Old Dutch talg →