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
Ancestry of “tjald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | tjaldur | oystercatcher |
| 2 | Old Norse | tjaldr | oystercatcher |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |