Where does “þel” come from?

þel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

þel (Old English): plank

Definitions

  1. plank

Ancestry of “þel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
2Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “þel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →