Where does “fünfteilig” come from?

fünfteilig (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.

fünfteilig (German): five-part, five-piece, quinquepartite consisting of five parts

Definitions

  1. five-part, five-piece, quinquepartite consisting of five parts

Ancestry of “fünfteilig”, step by step

fünfteilig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Teil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via German Fünf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFünffive
2Middle High Germanvünf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →
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