Where does “tegel” come from?

tegel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tegel, from Proto-Germanic digulaz — pot; melting pot; crucible.

Ancestry of “tegel”, step by step

tegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German tegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantegel—
2Proto-Germanicdigulazpot; melting pot; crucible

via Old High German tegal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantegalearthen vessel
2Middle Low Germantēgel—
Every word from Proto-Germanic digulaz →Every word from Old High German tegel →