Where does “dela in” come from?
dela in (Swedish) comes 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.
dela in (Swedish): to split into (categories)
Definitions
- to split into (categories)
Ancestry of “dela in”, step by step
dela in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 3 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |