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

  1. to split into (categories)

Ancestry of “dela in”, step by step

dela in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdelato deal, share; divide something between...
2Old Swedishdēlato divide, to share, to deal
3Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
4Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
5Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Swedish in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishininto, the direction "from "out" to "in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijanąEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ