Where does “talken” come from?
talken (Middle English) comes from Old English tealcian, from Proto-Germanic talkōną, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Ancestry of “talken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
Words derived from “talken”