Where does “tafel” come from?

tafel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tafel (Dutch): table; meal, spread on table; multiplication...

Definitions

  1. table; meal, spread on table; multiplication...

Ancestry of “tafel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtâfeletable (flat surface with legs)
2Old Dutchtavalaplank
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “tafel”

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