Where does “femdel” come from?

femdel (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.

femdel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fifth

Definitions

  1. a fifth

Ancestry of “femdel”, step by step

femdel 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 fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →