Where does “skáktafl” come from?

skáktafl (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

skáktafl (Old Norse): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “skáktafl”, step by step

skáktafl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskákchess; a game of chess
2Classical Persianشاه—
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Old Norse tafl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetaflany of a class of ancient Northern European...
2Proto-West Germanic*tabulātable
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →