Where does “teline” come from?

teline (Finnish) comes from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

teline (Finnish): rack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus

Definitions

  1. rack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus

Ancestry of “teline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
2Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “teline

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-