Where does “tal” come from?

tal (Swedish) comes 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,...

tal (Swedish): number; An exercise involving calculations given...

Definitions

  1. number; An exercise involving calculations given...

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtal
2Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-
tal — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer