Where does “tjäle” come from?

tjäle (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þiæli, from Old Norse þeli, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tjäle (Swedish): tjaele, ground frost (frozen ground)

Definitions

  1. tjaele, ground frost (frozen ground)

Ancestry of “tjäle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþiæli—
2Old Norseþelifrozen ground
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “tjäle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Old Norse þeli →