Where does “tildele” come from?

tildele (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål til, from Norwegian Bokmål flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tildele (Norwegian Bokmål): to allocate, allot, assign; to award

Definitions

  1. to allocate, allot, assign; to award

Ancestry of “tildele”, step by step

tildele traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltilto
2Norwegian Bokmålfluktflight, escape
3Middle Low Germanvlucht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
5Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Danish til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →