Where does “åttetall” come from?
åttetall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tall, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
åttetall (Norwegian Bokmål): a figure of eight (UK), or figure eight (US)
Definitions
- a figure of eight (UK), or figure eight (US)
Ancestry of “åttetall”, step by step
åttetall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tall | number, numeral, figure |
| 2 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |