Where does “tale” come from?

tale (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “tale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
2Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tale

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-Every word from Proto-Germanic talōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *talu
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