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

  1. to deal, share; divide something between...

Ancestry of “dela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdēlato divide, to share, to deal
2Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
3Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

Words derived from “dela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ →
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