Where does “deltävling” come from?
deltävling (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.
deltävling (Swedish): a part of a larger competition, a section, a...
Definitions
- a part of a larger competition, a section, a...
Ancestry of “deltävling”, step by step
deltävling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish del
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | del | part of a whole; share |
| 2 | Old Swedish | del | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dēl | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dēl | part, share, portion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Swedish tävling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tävling | a competition, a race |
| 2 | Swedish | tävla | to compete, to contend, to race |
| 3 | Old Norse | tefla | to play at tables, chess or draughts |
| 4 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | table |
| 6 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |