Where does “talen” come from?

talen (Middle English) comes from Old English talian, 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 Englishtalianto suppose, consider, reckon, account; to...
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-