Where does “tal” come from?

tal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tale, from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tal (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of tale; form removed with the ;...

Definitions

  1. imperative of tale; form removed with the ;...

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltalespeech, talk, address, discourse; to make a...
2Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Old Norse tala →