Where does “dílaburkni” come from?

dílaburkni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic díll, from English deal, from Middle English del, from Old English dǣl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dílaburkni (Icelandic): broad buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata)

Definitions

  1. broad buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata)

Ancestry of “dílaburkni”, step by step

dílaburkni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic díll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdíllspot, dot, fleck; a pixel; deal, agreement,...
2EnglishdealA division, a portion, a share; An indefinite...
3Middle EnglishdelA part, proportion or section of something; The...
4Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
5Proto-West Germanicdailipart
6Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Icelandic burkni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicburknifern, bracken; wood fern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daili