Where does “zal” come from?
zal (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Ancestry of “zal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | zala | number |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |