Where does “tjald” come from?

tjald (Danish) comes from Faroese tjaldur, from Old Norse tjaldr, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tjald (Danish): weed, pot

Definitions

  1. weed, pot

Ancestry of “tjald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetjalduroystercatcher
2Old Norsetjaldroystercatcher
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Old Norse tjaldr →Every word from Faroese tjaldur →