Where does “charkavdelning” come from?

charkavdelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avdelning, 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.

charkavdelning (Swedish): a charcuterie section (at a grocery store or the like)

Definitions

  1. a charcuterie section (at a grocery store or the like)

Ancestry of “charkavdelning”, step by step

charkavdelning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish avdelning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavdelningdepartment; division
2Swedishavdela
3Swedishdelato deal, share; divide something between...
4Old Swedishdēlato divide, to share, to deal
5Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
6Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
7Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via English chark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcharkCharcoal; coke; A pointed stick, which when...
2EnglishcharcoalImpure carbon obtained by destructive...
3Middle Englishcharcole
4Middle Englishcharrento change, turn
5Old Englishċierranto turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,...
6Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijanąEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ