Where does “tjåke” come from?

tjåke (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô — jaw-bone.

tjåke (Elfdalian): sledge, sled

Definitions

  1. sledge, sled

Ancestry of “tjåke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjalkijaw-bone; hand-sledge
2Proto-Germanic*kelkôjaw-bone
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kelkô →Every word from Old Norse kjalki →