Where does “beståndsdel” come from?

beståndsdel (Swedish) comes from Swedish del, from Old Swedish del, 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.

beståndsdel (Swedish): a component, a part (of something)

Definitions

  1. a component, a part (of something)

Ancestry of “beståndsdel”, step by step

beståndsdel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdelpart of a whole; share
2Old Swedishdel—
3Middle Low Germandēl—
4Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
5Proto-West Germanicdailipart
6Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Swedish bestånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbestånda population (of similar things, usually animals or plants – sometimes more generally), a set
2Old Swedishbestand—
3Middle Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →