Where does “thele” come from?

thele (Middle English) comes from Old English þel, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

thele (Middle English): plank

Definitions

  1. plank

Ancestry of “thele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþelplank
2Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
3Proto-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 English þel →