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Where does “talljan” come from?

talljan (Proto-West Germanic) 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,...

talljan (Proto-West Germanic): to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell

Definitions

  1. to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell

Ancestry of “talljan”, 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 “talljan”

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