Where does “tale” come from?

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

tale (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; speech; a speech, talk, discourse, an...

Definitions

  1. <br>; speech; a speech, talk, discourse, an...

Ancestry of “tale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
2Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Old Norse tala →