Where does “távval” come from?
távval (Northern Sami) comes from Norwegian tavle, from Swedish tävla, from Old Norse tefla, from Old Norse tafl, from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
távval (Northern Sami): slate, tablet; blackboard
Definitions
- slate, tablet; blackboard
Ancestry of “távval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | tavle | — |
| 2 | Swedish | tävla | to compete, to contend, to race |
| 3 | Old Norse | tefla | to play at tables, chess or draughts |
| 4 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | table |
| 6 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |