English
Theall
Theall comes from Old English þel ‘footbridge’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *þelą ‘floor’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þelą‘floor’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þel‘footbridge’
- EnglishtodayTheall
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þelą‘floor’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þel‘footbridge’
- EnglishtodayTheall
The story
A topographic surname from Old English þel (‘footbridge’), or a habitational surname from a place named with this word.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘flat surface, ground’
talent, tolerance, tolerate, atlas, toll, tolerant, intolerable, tolerable, toleration, extol, tellurium, 17 more
Today it means
name A surname from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *þelą / Theall