Where does “Nummerntafel” come from?
Nummerntafel (German) comes from German tafel, from Middle High German tavel, from Old High German tavala, from Old Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
Nummerntafel (German): license plate
Definitions
- license plate
Ancestry of “Nummerntafel”, step by step
Nummerntafel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tafel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tafel | inflection of tafeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tavel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tavala | — |
| 4 | Old Italian | tavola | — |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via German Nummern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nummern | — |