Where does “åttedel” come from?

åttedel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

åttedel (Norwegian Nynorsk): an eighth

Definitions

  1. an eighth

Ancestry of “åttedel”, step by step

åttedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdelpart, portion, share
2Middle Low Germandēl—
3Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Norwegian Nynorsk åtte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskåtteeight; the symbol 8; past tense of eiga
2Old Norseáttaeight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
3Proto-Germanicahtōueight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →