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Where does “ramavtal” come from?

ramavtal (Swedish) comes from Swedish avtal, from Swedish tal, from Old Swedish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

ramavtal (Swedish): a blanket agreement, a blanket order

Definitions

  1. a blanket agreement, a blanket order

Ancestry of “ramavtal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavtalagreement, contract
2Swedishtalnumber; An exercise involving calculations given...
3Old Swedishtal—
4Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
5Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
6Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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