Where does “delvis” come from?

delvis (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.

delvis (Danish): partially, partly

Definitions

  1. partially, partly

Ancestry of “delvis”, step by step

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
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