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Where does “þel” come from?

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

þel (Old Norse): base, floor; ground, bottom; underwool

Definitions

  1. base, floor; ground, bottom; underwool

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”

  • tjaele
  • tjäle
  • þel
  • þeli
  • tjɑla
  • þiæli
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