Where does “Weltdeel” come from?
Weltdeel (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Deel, from Middle Low German dēl, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
Weltdeel (Plautdietsch): continent
Definitions
- continent
Ancestry of “Weltdeel”, step by step
Weltdeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Deel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Deel | portion, proportion; part; deal |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dēl | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | dēl | part, share, portion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Plautdietsch Welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Welt | — |