Where does “hoveddel” come from?
hoveddel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish 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.
hoveddel (Norwegian Bokmål): main part
Definitions
- main part
Ancestry of “hoveddel”, step by step
hoveddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish del
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | del | part, portion; proportion; share, portion |
| 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 del
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | del | part, portion, share; imperative of dele |