Where does “צאָל” come from?

צאָל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zale, from Old High German zala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

צאָל (Yiddish): number; count

Definitions

  1. number; count

Ancestry of “צאָל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzale—
2Old High Germanzalanumber
3Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
4Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “צאָל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *talu →