Where does “tavle” come from?
tavle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tavle (Norwegian Bokmål): a board; a tablet
Definitions
- a board; a tablet
Ancestry of “tavle”, step by step
tavle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tabula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Old Norse tafla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tafla | — |