Where does “tal” come from?

tal (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *tal, from Proto-West Germanic *tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*tal—
2Proto-West Germanic*talnumber, amount
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →