Where does “fyrdelning” come from?

fyrdelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyrdela, 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.

fyrdelning (Swedish): quartering the act of dividing into four parts

Definitions

  1. quartering the act of dividing into four parts

Ancestry of “fyrdelning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrdelaquarter divide into four parts
2Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
3Old Swedishfiurirfour
4Old Norsefjórirfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →