LL-L "Etymology" 2005.02.23 (01) [E]

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From: James Campbell <james at zolid.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2005.02.22 (13) [E]

Heather Rendall eskrë »

> And while we are discussing the origins of counting, can anyone shed any
> light on why or how in both Germanic and Romance languages  to 'tell' or
> 'recount' a story makes use of verbs that clearly are to do with numbers
> originally ................. or were they?
>
> zählen / erzählen/tellen / tell
> compter/conter/raconter

Yes, that's something that crossed my mind only last week. I believe that
Dutch 'taal' (language) is also related -- there's a broad web of meanings
from that one root.

Relatedly, is it true that Scottish kids are taught at school how to write a
'recount', that is, an account of something that happened? I remember
stumbling across this in a schools programme years ago and puzzling over it.

James

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