Where does “tigl” come from?
tigl (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tigl, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tigl (Icelandic): tile, brick
Ancestry of “tigl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tigl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 3 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 4 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |