Where does “vinstdelning” come from?
vinstdelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish delning, from Swedish dela, from Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.
vinstdelning (Swedish): profit sharing
Ancestry of “vinstdelning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | delning | a split, a division, a separation; a circulation... |
| 2 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | dēla | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |