Where does “trettendel” come from?

trettendel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tretten, from Norwegian Bokmål tretten, from Danish tretten, from Old Norse þrettán, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

trettendel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thirteenth

Definitions

  1. a thirteenth

Ancestry of “trettendel”, step by step

trettendel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tretten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrettenthirteen
2Norwegian Bokmåltrettenthirteen; definite masculine singular of trette
3Danishtrettenthirteen
4Old Norseþrettánthirteen
5Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
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 þritehun →