tel
Afrikaans
[tɛ̞ːl]
verb
Definitions
- to count
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish tellen (count) inherited from Middle Dutch tellen inherited from Old Dutch tellen inherited from Proto-Germanic *taljaną (count, tell).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*taljaną
Gloss
count, tell
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
告
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftellen Dutch, Flemish
- bijtellen Dutch, Flemish
- optellen Dutch, Flemish
- stappenteller Dutch, Flemish
- telbaar Dutch, Flemish
- tellen Dutch, Flemish
- teller Dutch, Flemish
- telling Dutch, Flemish
- telwoord Dutch, Flemish
- vertellen Dutch, Flemish
- *talid- Proto-Germanic
- *taljaną Proto-Germanic
- *talą Proto-Germanic
- tellan Old English
- telja Old Norse
- tellen Middle Dutch
- zellen Old High German
- *talljan gmw-pro
- tellen Old Dutch
- tellian Old Saxon
- tella Old Frisian
- teri Sranan Tongo
- tèlle Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish