Where does “telva” come from?

telva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tefla, from Old Norse tafl, from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

telva (Faroese): to play chess

Definitions

  1. to play chess

Ancestry of “telva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteflato play at tables, chess or draughts
2Old Norsetaflany of a class of ancient Northern European...
3Proto-West Germanic*tabulātable
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā →