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
- to divide, separate, distribute, disperse
Ancestry of “todælan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dǣlan | to divide, part |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dailijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |