taler

taler (currency)

From German Taler, (older) Thaler.

to damage (a fruit)

From Frankish *tālōn (“to tear away, rip off”), via Latin, compare Spanish talar, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tēlō (“persecution, deceit”). Cognate with Old High German zâlôn (“to root up, remove”), Old English tǣl (“reproof, calumny, mockery”).