Where does “landsdel” come from?

landsdel (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.

landsdel (Swedish): a part of a country; one of Sweden's three major...

Definitions

  1. a part of a country; one of Sweden's three major...

Ancestry of “landsdel”, step by step

landsdel 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 länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →