Where does “gebiedsdeel” come from?

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

gebiedsdeel (Dutch): territory dependent part of a country or an outlying dependency, often an administrative unit

Definitions

  1. territory dependent part of a country or an outlying dependency, often an administrative unit

Ancestry of “gebiedsdeel”, step by step

gebiedsdeel 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 gebied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebiedarea, region; domain, subject area; order,...
2Middle Dutchgebiet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old Dutch dēl →