Where does “dēla” come from?

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

dēla (Old Swedish): to divide, to share, to deal

Definitions

  1. to divide, to share, to deal

Ancestry of “dēla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
2Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
3Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

Words derived from “dēla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ →
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