Where does “tâfele” come from?

tâfele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.

Ancestry of “tâfele”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	tavala	—
2	Latin	tabula	tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3	Proto-Italic	*taðlā	—

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