Where does “tâfele” come from?

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

tâfele (Middle Dutch): table (flat surface with legs)

Definitions

  1. table (flat surface with legs)

Ancestry of “tâfele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtavalaplank
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “tâfele

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlāEvery word from Latin tabulaEvery word from Old Dutch tavala