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Where does “teil” come from?

teil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch teile, from Old Dutch tēl.

teil (Dutch): tub, basin; tray or pot used for serving a dish

Definitions

  1. tub, basin; tray or pot used for serving a dish

Ancestry of “teil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchteile—
2Old Dutchtēl—
Every word from Old Dutch tēl →