Where does “telt” come from?

telt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

telt (Norwegian Bokmål): a tent; past participle of telle

Definitions

  1. a tent; past participle of telle

Ancestry of “telt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantelttent
2Old Saxonteld—
3Proto-West Germanic*teld—
4Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
6Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
7Proto-Uralic-tt—

Words derived from “telt”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →