Where does “telling” come from?
telling (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian telle, from Old Frisian tella, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, 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,...
telling (West Frisian): counting, count
Definitions
- counting, count
Ancestry of “telling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | telle | to count, to enumerate; to determine the number... |
| 2 | Old Frisian | tella | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | talljan | to count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taljaną | to enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |