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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtealcianto talk, chat
2Proto-Germanictalkōnąto talk, chatter
3Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “talken”

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