Where does “tafeleend” come from?
tafeleend (Dutch) comes from Dutch tafel, from Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tafeleend (Dutch): common pochard, "Aythya ferina"
Definitions
- common pochard, "Aythya ferina"
Ancestry of “tafeleend”, step by step
tafeleend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tafel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tafel | table; meal, spread on table; multiplication... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tâfele | table (flat surface with legs) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tavala | plank |
| 4 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Dutch eend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eend | duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ent | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ened | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anadz | duck |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₂ts | duck |