Where does “todælan” come from?

todælan (Old English) comes from Old English dǣlan, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

todælan (Old English): to divide, separate, distribute, disperse

Definitions

  1. to divide, separate, distribute, disperse

Ancestry of “todælan”, step by step

todælan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dǣlan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣlanto divide, part
2Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
3Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Old English tō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō—
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →