Where does “deelnemer” come from?
deelnemer (Dutch) comes from Dutch deelnemen, from Dutch deel, from Middle Dutch dêel, from Old Dutch dēl, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
deelnemer (Dutch): participant
Ancestry of “deelnemer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | deelnemen | to take part, to partake, to participate |
| 2 | Dutch | deel | part, piece; volume |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dêel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dēl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailą | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |