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Where does “*telgō” come from?

*telgō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic telgô, from Proto-Indo-European delgʰ- — to split, divide, cut, carve; to split; carve;...

Ancestry of “*telgō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictelgô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandelgʰ-to split, divide, cut, carve; to split; carve;...
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