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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

  1. to floor with boards; to wedge

Ancestry of “tillar”, 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

Words derived from “tillar”

  • tillado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →