Where does “dele” come from?

dele (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

dele (Norwegian Bokmål): to divide; to split; to share

Definitions

  1. to divide; to split; to share

Ancestry of “dele”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dele”

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