Where does “fjerdedel” come from?

fjerdedel (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.

fjerdedel (Norwegian Bokmål): a quarter or fourth

Definitions

  1. a quarter or fourth

Ancestry of “fjerdedel”, step by step

fjerdedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldelpart, portion, share; imperative of dele
2Middle Low Germandēl—
3Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Norwegian Bokmål fjerde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfjerdefourth
2Old Norsefjórðifourth
3Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →