Where does “tjɑla” come from?

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

tjɑla (Westrobothnian): frozen ground, tjaele; to freeze, form tjaele

Definitions

  1. frozen ground, tjaele; to freeze, form tjaele

Ancestry of “tjɑla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþelifrozen ground
2Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Old Norse þeli →