Where does “talu” come from?
talu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
talu (Old English): account, reckoning; tale; narration
Definitions
- account, reckoning; tale; narration
Ancestry of “talu”, step by step
talu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *talu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Proto-Germanic *talu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *talu | — |