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
Ancestry of “deel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dêel | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dēl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dailą | part, portion, deal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
Words derived from “deel”