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Where does “cihla” come from?

cihla (Czech) comes from Middle High German ziegel, from Old High German ziegal, from Old High German ziagala, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

cihla (Czech): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “cihla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanziegel—
2Old High Germanziegal—
3Old High Germanziagala—
4Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
5Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
6Latintēgula—
7Latintegō—
8Proto-Italictegōcover
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “cihla”

  • cihlový
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