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