Where does “tafel” come from?

tafel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tafel, from Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tafel (Afrikaans): table

Definitions

  1. table

Ancestry of “tafel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtafeltable; meal, spread on table; multiplication...
2Middle Dutchtâfeletable (flat surface with legs)
3Old Dutchtavalaplank
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “tafel”

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Old Dutch tavala →