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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | talōn | to calculate; to consider |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
Words derived from “talon”