Where does “tala för” come from?
tala för (Swedish) comes from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler — heel of the foot; heel.
tala för (Swedish): to suggest that something is true, to indicate
Definitions
- to suggest that something is true, to indicate
Ancestry of “tala för”, step by step
tala för traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tåla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 2 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 3 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 4 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 5 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 6 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 7 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 8 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 9 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 10 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 11 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 12 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 15 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 16 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Swedish för
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 3 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 4 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 6 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |