Where does “delelig” come from?

delelig (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.

delelig (Norwegian Bokmål): divisible

Definitions

  1. divisible

Ancestry of “delelig”, step by step

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

Words derived from “delelig”

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