Where does “teglstein” come from?
teglstein (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tegl, 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.
teglstein (Norwegian Nynorsk): bricks or tiles from burnt clay
Definitions
- bricks or tiles from burnt clay
Ancestry of “teglstein”, step by step
teglstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk tegl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tegl | building material from burnt clay |
| 2 | Old Norse | tigl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 4 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 5 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |