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Where does “tolde” come from?
tolde (Middle English) comes from Old English tealde, from Proto-Germanic talid-.
Ancestry of “tolde”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
tealde
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2
Proto-Germanic
talid-
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Words derived from “tolde”
told
tould
toldest
tol'
aforetold
volun-told
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