Where does “talespråk” come from?

talespråk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tåle, from Old Norse þola, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

talespråk (Norwegian Bokmål): spoken language

Definitions

  1. spoken language

Ancestry of “talespråk”, step by step

talespråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåleto bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Norseþolato bear, endure, suffer
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Norwegian Bokmål språk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspråklanguage
2Middle Low Germansprake—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þulāną →Every word from Old Norse þola →