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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 2 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 3 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 5 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |
via English chark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chark | Charcoal; coke; A pointed stick, which when... |
| 2 | English | charcoal | Impure carbon obtained by destructive... |
| 3 | Middle English | charcole | — |
| 4 | Middle English | charren | to change, turn |
| 5 | Old English | ċierran | to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |