Where does “leeuwendeel” come from?

leeuwendeel (Dutch) comes from Dutch Leeuw, from Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch lewo, from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

leeuwendeel (Dutch): lion's share

Definitions

  1. lion's share

Ancestry of “leeuwendeel”, step by step

leeuwendeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Leeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchLeeuwLeo
2Middle Dutchleeuwe—
3Old Dutchlewolion
4Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Dutch deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeelpart, piece; volume
2Middle Dutchdêel—
3Old Dutchdēl—
4Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →