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.
tafel (Afrikaans): table
Ancestry of “tafel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tafel | table; meal, spread on table; multiplication... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tâfele | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tavala | — |
| 4 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | — |