Where does “tælwierþe” come from?
tælwierþe (Old English) comes from Old English tæl, from Proto-Germanic talaz, from Ottoman Turkish طالاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلز, from Greek θάλασσα, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.
tælwierþe (Old English): reprehensible, blameworthy
Definitions
- reprehensible, blameworthy
Ancestry of “tælwierþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tæl | evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | talaz | pliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | طالاز | billow, breaker, any large and foaming wave or undulating mass of water |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طلز | hurricane, storm |
| 5 | Greek | θάλασσα | sea; storm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θάλασσα | sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel |