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Where does “tāhala” come from?

tāhala (Old High German) comes from Old High German tāha, from Proto-Germanic þanhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “tāhala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantāha—
2Proto-Germanicþanhǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “tāhala”

  • Dohle
  • tāhele
  • tāle
  • tole
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