Where does “deiling” come from?

deiling (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic deila, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

deiling (Icelandic): division

Definitions

  1. division

Ancestry of “deiling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdeilato divide, to split; to divide; to share
2Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
3Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ →