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Where does “tælghia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tælghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetelgjato carve, to cut
2Proto-Norseᛏᚨᛚᚷᛁᛞᚨᛁcarved
3Proto-Germanictalgijaną—

Words derived from “tælghia”

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