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Where does “andeelen” come from?

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

andeelen (Luxembourgish): to divide up

Definitions

  1. to divide up

Ancestry of “andeelen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “andeelen”

  • Andeelung
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