Where does “talfesta” come from?

talfesta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tal, 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,...

talfesta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to enumerate

Definitions

  1. to enumerate

Ancestry of “talfesta”, step by step

talfesta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktalnumber, numeral
2Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk festa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfestato fasten, to make fast; to party; definite...
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol-Every word from Proto-Germanic talą