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

Definitions

  1. profit sharing

Ancestry of “vinstdelning”, step by step

vinstdelning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish delning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdelninga split, a division, a separation; a circulation...
2Swedishdelato deal, share; divide something between...
3Old Swedishdēlato divide, to share, to deal
4Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
5Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
6Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Swedish vinst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvinsta win; a gain, a profit; a prize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijanąEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ