Where does “tedelian” come from?

tedelian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon dēlian, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

tedelian (Old Saxon): to separate

Definitions

  1. to separate

Ancestry of “tedelian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondēlianto deal out, to distribute
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 →