Where does “telja” come from?

telja (Old Norse) comes 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,...

telja (Old Norse): to count, number; to tell, say; to reckon,...

Definitions

  1. to count, number; to tell, say; to reckon,...

Ancestry of “telja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “telja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →