Where does “twidælan” come from?

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

twidælan (Old English): to halve, bisect

Definitions

  1. to halve, bisect

Ancestry of “twidælan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣlanto divide, part
2Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
3Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →
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