tegel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tigele, tegel, from Old Dutch tegela, from late Proto-Germanic *tigulǭ, from Latin tegula. Compare German Ziegel, English tile.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tegel m (plural tegels, diminutive tegeltje n)

1. tile

Anagrams

• gelet, leegt

Etymology

Same as Icelandic tigl, Danish tegel, Old English tigele, English tile, Middle Low German tegel, German Ziegel, Latin tegula, a form of tegere (“to cover”) (a roof with tiles), relating to Swedish tak (“roof”) and täcka (“to cover”). Thus, it was first used for roof tiles, later for wall bricks.

Brick building was introduced in Scandinavia with the cathedral in Roskilde, Denmark (started in the 1170s), and later led to the "Brick Gothic" (Backsteingothik) in Scandinavia and Northern Germany.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tegel n

1. brick (burned clay, the material, used for roof tiles and bricks), tiles

   huset är gjort av tegel

   the house is made of brick

   taket är täckt med tegel

   the roof is covered with (brick, clay) tiles

References

• tegel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)