Proto-Germanic

*talōną

‘to count, recount, tell’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *talōną.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *talōną, most familiar first.

• talk ← talken ← *tealcian ← *talkōn ← *talkōną
• tale ← talen ← talian ← *talōn

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *talōną