Where does “teli” come from?

teli (Ingrian) comes from Finnish teli, from Old Norse þeli, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

teli (Ingrian): (small) floe

Definitions

  1. (small) floe

Ancestry of “teli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelibogie
2Old Norseþelifrozen ground
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Old Norse þeli →