Where does “tjaele” come from?
tjaele (English) comes from Swedish tjäle, from Old Swedish þiæli, from Old Norse þeli, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
tjaele (English): frozen ground
Ancestry of “tjaele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tjäle | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þiæli | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þeli | frozen ground |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þelą | floor; deal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |