Where does “tiġele” come from?
tiġele (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tiġele (Old English): tile; brick; tile
Definitions
- tile; brick; tile
Ancestry of “tiġele”, step by step
tiġele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic tigulǭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 2 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 3 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Proto-West Germanic *tigulā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *tigulā | tile |