Where does “tjeld” come from?

tjeld (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

tjeld (Norwegian Nynorsk): an oystercatcher, a bird of the family...

Definitions

  1. an oystercatcher, a bird of the family...

Ancestry of “tjeld”, step by step

tjeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tjald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjaldcurtain; tent
2Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
3Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
4Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
5Proto-Uralic-tt—

via Old Norse tjaldr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjaldroystercatcher
2Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →