Where does “tävlan” come from?

tävlan (Swedish) comes from Swedish tävla, from Old Norse tefla, from Old Norse tafl, from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

tävlan (Swedish): competition

Definitions

  1. competition

Ancestry of “tävlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtävlato compete, to contend, to race
2Old Norseteflato play at tables, chess or draughts
3Old Norsetaflany of a class of ancient Northern European...
4Proto-West Germanic*tabulātable
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā →