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Where does “þiljǭ” come from?

þiljǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

þiljǭ (Proto-Germanic): board; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck

Definitions

  1. board; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck

Ancestry of “þiljǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “þiljǭ”

  • deal
  • dealing
  • thill
  • dealmaker
  • dealmaking
  • dealest
  • misdeal
  • postdeal
  • slavedealing
  • predeal
  • dealy
  • megadeal
  • thiller
  • redeal
  • dealie
  • dealable
  • underdealing
  • misdealer
  • dealwood
  • underdeal
  • interdeal
  • a good deal
  • overdeal
  • tillac
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