Where does “tillac” come from?

tillac (French) comes from Old Norse þilja, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tillac (French): upper deck

Definitions

  1. upper deck

Ancestry of “tillac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþiljaboard, plank; floor, plank; plank
2Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old Norse þilja →