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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

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