Where does “halvdel” come from?

halvdel (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.

halvdel (Danish): half each of two equal parts into which something is divided

Definitions

  1. half each of two equal parts into which something is divided

Ancestry of “halvdel”, step by step

halvdel 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 halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalvhalf
2Old Danishhalf—
3Old Norsehalfrhalf
4Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halvdel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →