Where does “zweiteilen” come from?

zweiteilen (German) comes from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

zweiteilen (German): to split in two, to bisect, to halve

Definitions

  1. to split in two, to bisect, to halve

Ancestry of “zweiteilen”, step by step

zweiteilen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German teilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteilento split, to share; to divide
2Old High Germanteilen—
3Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →