Where does “del” come from?

del (Danish) comes 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.

del (Danish): part, portion; proportion; share, portion

Definitions

  1. part, portion; proportion; share, portion

Ancestry of “del”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandēl
2Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “del

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl-