Where does “fordele” come from?

fordele (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.

fordele (Norwegian Bokmål): to distribute

Definitions

  1. to distribute

Ancestry of “fordele”, step by step

fordele traces back through 3 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 før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Middle Low German vordelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvordelen—

Words derived from “fordele”

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