Where does “tall” come from?

tall (Swedish) comes from Old English þoll, from Proto-Germanic þullaz, from Proto-Indo-European tūl-.

tall (Swedish): pine, Scots pine tree, "Pinus sylvestris"

Definitions

  1. pine, Scots pine tree, "Pinus sylvestris"

Ancestry of “tall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
2Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-

Words derived from “tall

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūl-
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