Where does “avdele” come from?

avdele (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dele, from Middle Low German delen, from Old Saxon dēlian, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

avdele (Norwegian Bokmål): to divide, partition off

Definitions

  1. to divide, partition off

Ancestry of “avdele”, step by step

avdele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldeleto divide; to split; to share
2Middle Low Germandelen—
3Old Saxondēlianto deal out, to distribute
4Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
5Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avdele”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →