Where does “tale” come from?

tale (Middle English) comes from Old English talu, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tale (Middle English): personal narrative, account

Definitions

  1. personal narrative, account

Ancestry of “tale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtaluaccount, reckoning; tale; narration
2Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tale”

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