Where does “teltlejr” come from?

teltlejr (Danish) comes from Danish telt, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

teltlejr (Danish): encampment with tents

Definitions

  1. encampment with tents

Ancestry of “teltlejr”, step by step

teltlejr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish telt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtelta tent
2Middle Low Germantelttent
3Old Saxonteld—
4Proto-West Germanic*teld—
5Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
7Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
8Proto-Uralic-tt—

via Danish lejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejrcamp; imperative of lejre
2Old Norselegr—
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →