Where does “tegl” come from?

tegl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tigl, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tegl (Norwegian Nynorsk): building material from burnt clay

Definitions

  1. building material from burnt clay

Ancestry of “tegl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetigl—
2Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
3Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
4Latintegōto cover; to clothe
5Proto-Italictegōcover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tegl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →