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Where does “*talu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*talu”, step by step

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