Where does “täli” come from?

täli (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse telgja, from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᛚᚷᛁᛞᚨᛁ, from Proto-Germanic talgijaną — to carve, cut, whittle.

täli (Westrobothnian): To carve, cut with a broadaxe; To cut;...

Definitions

  1. To carve, cut with a broadaxe; To cut;...

Ancestry of “täli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetelgjato carve, to cut
2Proto-Norseᛏᚨᛚᚷᛁᛞᚨᛁcarved
3Proto-Germanictalgijanąto carve, cut, whittle
Every word from Proto-Germanic talgijaną →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᛚᚷᛁᛞᚨᛁ →Every word from Old Norse telgja →