Where does “fyrdela” come from?
fyrdela (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fyrdela (Swedish): quarter divide into four parts
Definitions
- quarter divide into four parts
Ancestry of “fyrdela”, step by step
fyrdela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fyra | four; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiurir | four |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjórir | four |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
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 |