Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*dol-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, most common first.
- tellTo determine the number, amount, or value of [something].
- talkTo communicate, usually by means of speech.
- tallHaving great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be deemed tall.)