Where does “del” come from?

del (Swedish) comes 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.

del (Swedish): part of a whole; share

Definitions

  1. part of a whole; share

Ancestry of “del”, step by step

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

Words derived from “del”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →