Where does “zale” come from?

zale (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 “zale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzalanumber
2Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “zale

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Germanic talōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *talu
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