Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “tävla” come from? tävla (Swedish) comes from Old Norse tefla, from Old Norse tafl, from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tävla (Swedish): to compete, to contend, to race
Definitions to compete, to contend, to race Ancestry of “tävla”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Norse tefla to play at tables, chess or draughts 2 Old Norse tafl any of a class of ancient Northern European... 3 Proto-West Germanic *tabulā table 4 Latin tabula tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... 5 Proto-Italic *taðlā board
Words derived from “tävla”