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Where does “tillado” come from?

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

tillado (Galician): deck; wood flooring

Definitions

  1. deck; wood flooring

Ancestry of “tillado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantillarto floor with boards; to wedge
2Old Norseþiljaboard, plank; floor, plank; plank
3Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
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