Where does “tavel” come from?

tavel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tavala, from Old Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

Ancestry of “tavel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantavala
2Old Italiantavola
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “tavel

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlāEvery word from Latin tabulaEvery word from Old Italian tavola