Where does “zalen” come from?

zalen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zalōn, from Proto-West Germanic talōn, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “zalen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzalōn—
2Proto-West Germanictalōnto calculate; to consider
3Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “zalen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic talōn →