1. Etymology of the English word tell
the English word
tellderived from the English word
tellenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*del-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*taljananDerivations in English
outtell,
tellable,
telling,
telltale,
fortunetelling,
retelling,
teller,
foretell,
toldCognates
Dutch
tellen, German
zählen, Icelandic
teljaUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word tell
derived from the English word
tellderived from the Arabic word
tallUsage
Word found in Modern English
