Where does “Zabel” come from?

Zabel (German) comes from Basque zabal, from Czech zabalit, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

Zabel (German): chessboard

Definitions

  1. chessboard

Ancestry of “Zabel”, step by step

Zabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque zabal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquezabalwide, ample; generous
2Czechzabalitto pack, to wrap
3Czechza-A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places
4Old Czechza-derives verbs of various meanings
5Proto-Slavicza-for

via Proto-Slavic bělъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →