Where does “þille” come from?

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

þille (Old English): plank; wooden flooring; floorboard

Definitions

  1. plank; wooden flooring; floorboard

Ancestry of “þille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
2Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “þille”

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