Where does “delfråga” come from?

delfråga (Swedish) comes from Swedish del, 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.

delfråga (Swedish): subquestion

Definitions

  1. subquestion

Ancestry of “delfråga”, step by step

delfråga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdelpart of a whole; share
2Old Swedishdel—
3Middle Low Germandēl—
4Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
5Proto-West Germanicdailipart
6Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Swedish fråga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrågaquestion; sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
2Middle Low Germanvrāgequestion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →