Where does “gluggatjald” come from?

gluggatjald (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tjald, from Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

gluggatjald (Icelandic): curtain

Definitions

  1. curtain

Ancestry of “gluggatjald”, step by step

gluggatjald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tjald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictjaldcurtain; movie screen; tent
2Old Norsetjaldcurtain; tent
3Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
5Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
6Proto-Uralic-tt—

via Icelandic gluggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgluggiwindow
2Old Norsegluggiwindow
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →