Where does “tāle” come from?

tāle (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tāhala, from Old High German tāha, from Proto-Germanic þanhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “tāle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantāhalajackdaw
2Old High Germantāhajackdaw
3Proto-Germanicþanhǭ
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhǭEvery word from Old High German tāha