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Where does “talen” come from?

talen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch talon, from Proto-West Germanic talōn, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “talen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtalon—
2Proto-West Germanictalōnto calculate; to consider
3Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “talen”

  • talenknobbel
  • talen
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