Where does “Ortsteil” come from?
Ortsteil (German) comes from German Teil, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
Ortsteil (German): district
Definitions
- district
Ancestry of “Ortsteil”, step by step
Ortsteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Teil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Teil | part, piece; fraction of a whole; thing |
| 2 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via German ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ort | place, location, point, position |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | sharp point, spear-point, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |