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Where does “zellan” come from?

zellan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “zellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictalljanto count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell
2Proto-Germanictaljanąto enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “zellan”

  • abzählbar
  • abzählen
  • aufzählbar
  • aufzählen
  • Erzählung
  • Erzählerin
  • unzählbar
  • Szintillationszähler
  • zählbar
  • Verszählung
  • erzählen
  • zählen
  • Zähler
  • Geigerzähler
  • Aufzählung
  • Zählung
  • Erzähler
  • zellen
  • zeln
  • ציילן
  • verzälle
  • zälle
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