Where does “avdelning” come from?
avdelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avdela, from Swedish dela, from Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.
avdelning (Swedish): department; division
Definitions
- department; division
Ancestry of “avdelning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 2 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 4 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |