Where does “tilje” come from?

tilje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þilja, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tilje (Norwegian Nynorsk): floorboards in a rowboat

Definitions

  1. floorboards in a rowboat

Ancestry of “tilje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþiljaboard, plank; floor, plank; plank
2Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old Norse þilja →