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

Definitions

  1. frozen ground

Ancestry of “tjaele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjäletjaele, ground frost (frozen ground)
2Old Swedishþiæli—
3Old Norseþelifrozen ground
4Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Old Norse þeli →