Where does “tefla” come from?
tefla (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse tafl, from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tefla (Old Norse): to play at tables, chess or draughts
Definitions
- to play at tables, chess or draughts
Ancestry of “tefla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | table |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
Words derived from “tefla”