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Where does “telgja” come from?

telgja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᛚᚷᛁᛞᚨᛁ, from Proto-Germanic talgijaną.

telgja (Old Norse): to carve, to cut

Definitions

  1. to carve, to cut

Ancestry of “telgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᛏᚨᛚᚷᛁᛞᚨᛁcarved
2Proto-Germanictalgijaną—

Words derived from “telgja”

  • tälja
  • täljare
  • täli
  • tælghia
Every word from Proto-Germanic talgijaną →