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Zabel.

chessboard, playing-board

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈt͡saːbl̩]

  1. chessboard, playing-board

    archaic · masculine · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *taðlā Latin tabulabor. Old High German zabal Middle High German zabel German Zabel From Middle High German zabel, from Old High German zabal (“board, playing-board, dice game”), from Latin tabula (“board”). Compare Old English tæfl (“playing-board; board game”) and Icelandic tafl.

name[ˈt͡saːbl̩]

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *taðlā Latin tabulabor. Old High German zabal Middle High German zabel German Zabel From Middle High German zabel, from Old High German zabal (“board, playing-board, dice game”), from Latin tabula (“board”). Compare Old English tæfl (“playing-board; board game”) and Icelandic tafl.

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