Where does “underavdeling” come from?

underavdeling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål avdeling, from Norwegian Bokmål avdele, 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.

underavdeling (Norwegian Bokmål): subdivision

Definitions

  1. subdivision

Ancestry of “underavdeling”, step by step

underavdeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål avdeling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavdelinga department or division
2Norwegian Bokmålavdeleto divide, partition off
3Norwegian Bokmåldeleto divide; to split; to share
4Middle Low Germandelen—
5Old Saxondēlianto deal out, to distribute
6Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
7Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Norwegian Bokmål under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålunderbelow; beneath; during; under
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →