Where does “avdeling” come from?

avdeling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

avdeling (Norwegian Nynorsk): a department or division

Definitions

  1. a department or division

Ancestry of “avdeling”, step by step

avdeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdeleto 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

via Norwegian Nynorsk av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavoff; not operating; from; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avdeling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →