Where does “seksdel” come from?

seksdel (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.

seksdel (Norwegian Bokmål): a sixth

Definitions

  1. a sixth

Ancestry of “seksdel”, step by step

seksdel 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 seks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsekssix
2Old Norsesexsix
3Proto-Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →