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Where does “talon” come from?

talon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic talōn, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “talon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictalōnto calculate; to consider
2Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “talon”

  • talenknobbel
  • talen
  • talen
  • tālen
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