Where does “Werbetafel” come from?

Werbetafel (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.

Werbetafel (German): billboard

Definitions

  1. billboard

Ancestry of “Werbetafel”, step by step

Werbetafel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantafelinflection of tafeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germantavel—
3Old High Germantavala—
4Old Italiantavola—
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

via German werben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerbento recruit; to enlist; to promote, advertise; to...
2Middle High Germanwerben—
3Old High Germanwerban—
4Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Old Italian tavola →