Where does “tälta” come from?
tälta (Swedish) comes from Swedish tält, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.
tälta (Swedish): to camp
Definitions
- to camp
Ancestry of “tälta”, step by step
tälta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tält
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tält | tent; a pavilion or portable lodge |
| 2 | Middle Low German | telt | tent |
| 3 | Old Saxon | teld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 7 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |