Where does “deelnemen” come from?

deelnemen (Dutch) comes from Dutch deel, from Middle Dutch dêel, from Old Dutch dēl, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

deelnemen (Dutch): to take part, to partake, to participate

Definitions

  1. to take part, to partake, to participate

Ancestry of “deelnemen”, step by step

deelnemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeelpart, piece; volume
2Middle Dutchdêel—
3Old Dutchdēl—
4Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Dutch nemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnemento take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab; to...
2Middle Dutchnēmento take
3Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “deelnemen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old Dutch dēl →