baktala

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to defame, slander

Etymology

Affix from Swedish tala (speak, talk, say, chatter) inherited from Old Norse tala inherited from Proto-Germanic *talō (number, calculation) derived from Proto-Indo-European *del- (reckon, count, calculate, adjust, flow, aim).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*del-

Gloss

reckon, count, calculate, adjust, flow, aim

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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