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Where does “þeli” come from?

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

þeli (Old Norse): frozen ground

Definitions

  1. frozen ground

Ancestry of “þeli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þeli”

  • tjaele
  • tjäle
  • tjɑla
  • þiæli
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