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 — board.

Ancestry of “tavle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	table
5	Latin	tabula	tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6	Proto-Italic	*taðlā	board

Words derived from “tavle”

távval

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā →