Where does “deel” come from?

deel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dêel, from Old Dutch dēl, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

deel (Dutch): part, piece; volume

Definitions

  1. part, piece; volume

Ancestry of “deel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdêel—
2Old Dutchdēl—
3Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “deel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old Dutch dēl →