Dutch word taal comes from Proto-Indo-European *dul-, and later Proto-Germanic *talō (Calculation, number, reckoning.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*dul- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to shake, hesitate |
*talō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Calculation, number, reckoning. |
*tala | Old Dutch (odt) | |
tāle | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
taal | Dutch (nld) | Language. |