Where does “Bestanddeel” come from?
Bestanddeel (Luxembourgish) comes from German Bestandteil, 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.
Bestanddeel (Luxembourgish): component, element
Ancestry of “Bestanddeel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bestandteil | component, element; ingredient |
| 2 | German | Teil | part, piece; fraction of a whole; thing |
| 3 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |