Where does “Zellteilung” come from?

Zellteilung (German) comes from German Teilung, from German teilen, from Old High German teilen, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

Zellteilung (German): cell division

Definitions

  1. cell division

Ancestry of “Zellteilung”, step by step

Zellteilung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Teilung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilungsharing, splitting, division; division
2Germanteilento split, to share; to divide
3Old High Germanteilen—
4Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
5Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →
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