Where does “delmængde” come from?

delmængde (Danish) comes from Danish del, from Middle Low German dēl, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

delmængde (Danish): subset

Definitions

  1. subset

Ancestry of “delmængde”, step by step

delmængde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdelpart, portion; proportion; share, portion
2Middle Low Germandēl—
3Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Danish mængde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmængdeamount, quantity; number; crowd
2Norwegian Nynorskmengdan amount, quantity; a great number, crowd,...
3Proto-Germanicmanagiþōquantity; amount; multitude
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonegʰ-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →