Where does “deltid” come from?
deltid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål del, from Middle Low German dēl, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
deltid (Norwegian Bokmål): part-time
Definitions
- part-time
Ancestry of “deltid”, step by step
deltid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål del
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | del | part, portion, share; imperative of dele |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dēl | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | dēl | part, share, portion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Norwegian Bokmål tid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tid | time; an age or era |
| 2 | Old Norse | tíð | time; hour; divine service, prayers |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |