Where does “verdensdel” come from?

verdensdel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verden, from Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, from Old Danish wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

verdensdel (Norwegian Bokmål): a part of the world

Definitions

  1. a part of the world

Ancestry of “verdensdel”, step by step

verdensdel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål verden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverdenworld; definite singular of verd
2Danishverdenworld
3Old Danishwerdhen—
4Old Danishwærælde—
5Old Norseverǫldthe world
6Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
7Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →