Talk
/tɔːk/noun
To speak or converse; also, informal speech or discussion.
Did you know?Talk is an old English word with a long history of shifting between speech, conversation, and the act of interpreting or explaining, showing how language itself was treated as a kind of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*talōną / *talkōną
“to speak, tell, or converse”
Old English
OE
tæcan / talian
“to tell, count, reckon, or speak”
Middle English
ME
talken
“to speak, converse, or tell stories”
Modern English
EN
talk
“to speak or converse”