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