Where does “tavle” come from?

tavle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tavle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a board; a tablet

Definitions

  1. a board; a tablet

Ancestry of “tavle”, step by step

tavle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tabula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
2Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

via Old Norse tafla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetafla—
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →