Where does “tillar” come from?
tillar (Galician) comes from Old Norse þilja, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
tillar (Galician): to floor with boards; to wedge
Definitions
- to floor with boards; to wedge
Ancestry of “tillar”, step by step
tillar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse þilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þilja | board, plank; floor, plank; plank |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þiljǭ | board; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via Galician tilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | tilla | wedge used to reinforce the union of the wheel... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | طلا | — |
Words derived from “tillar”