Where does “kjønnsdele” come from?

kjønnsdele (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.

kjønnsdele (Norwegian Bokmål): to segregate

Definitions

  1. to segregate

Ancestry of “kjønnsdele”, step by step

kjønnsdele traces back through two 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 kjønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjønnsex or gender; gender; sex organ
2Old Norsekynkin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kjønnsdele”

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