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Where does “deila” come from?

deila (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

deila (Old Norse): to divide, split into parts; to deal out,...

Definitions

  1. to divide, split into parts; to deal out,...

Ancestry of “deila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ—
2Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

Words derived from “deila”

  • fördela
  • vinstdelning
  • produktionsdelningsavtal
  • celldelning
  • delning
  • omfördela
  • arbetsfördelning
  • meddelbar
  • delbar
  • chitvåfördelning
  • fördelning
  • meddela
  • dela
  • vattendelare
  • exponentialfördelning
  • tilldela
  • kjønnsdeling
  • kjønnsdele
  • dele
  • underavdeling
  • avdeling
  • dele
  • delelig
  • delstatsparlament
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