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Where does “teilbar” come from?

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

teilbar (German): divisible; separating

Definitions

  1. divisible; separating

Ancestry of “teilbar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “teilbar”

  • unteilbar
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