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”

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