Where does “talow” come from?

talow (Middle English) comes from Old English tealh, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

talow (Middle English): suet the adipose tissues of an animal

Definitions

  1. suet the adipose tissues of an animal

Ancestry of “talow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtealh—
2Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “talow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talgaz →Every word from Old English tealh →