Where does “טיילנווײַז” come from?

טיילנווײַז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טיילן, from Old High German teilen, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

טיילנווײַז (Yiddish): bit by bit

Definitions

  1. bit by bit

Ancestry of “טיילנווײַז”, step by step

טיילנווײַז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טיילן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטיילןdivide, apportion, split up; plural of טייל
2Old High Germanteilen—
3Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Yiddish ווײַז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווײַז—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →