Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “vörtellen” come from?

vörtellen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German tellen, from Old Saxon tellian, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “vörtellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantellento count, to tell
2Old Saxontellianto count; to tell
3Proto-West Germanictalljanto count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell
4Proto-Germanictaljanąto enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell
5Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
6Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “vörtellen”

  • fortæller
  • jegfortæller
  • fortælle
  • fortelja
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