Where does “femtendel” come from?

femtendel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk femten, from Norwegian Bokmål femten, from Danish femten, from Old Norse fimmtán, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

femtendel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fifteenth

Definitions

  1. a fifteenth

Ancestry of “femtendel”, step by step

femtendel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk femten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfemtenfifteen
2Norwegian Bokmålfemtenfifteen
3Danishfemtenfifteen
4Old Norsefimmtánfifteen
5Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
6Proto-Germanictehunten
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →