Etymograph

English

talkdown

From talk + down.

A compound of talk + down

Proto-Indo-European *dol-

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Proto-Germanic *talkōną ‘to talk’

Proto-West Germanic *talkōn ‘to talk’

Old English *tealcian ‘to talk’

Middle English talken

English talk

Old English dūne ‘down’

Middle English doun

English down

Today it means

noun Verbal assistance given by ground control to a person attempting to land an aircraft.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “talkdown”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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