Where does “tavle” come from?
tavle (Norwegian) comes from Swedish tävla, from Old Norse tefla, from Old Norse tafl, from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.
Ancestry of “tavle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tävla | to compete, to contend, to race |
| 2 | Old Norse | tefla | to play at tables, chess or draughts |
| 3 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | — |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | — |
Words derived from “tavle”