Where does “deelpacht” come from?

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

deelpacht (Dutch): a lease agreement in which a tenant farmer pays a share of the harvested crop as their rent

Definitions

  1. a lease agreement in which a tenant farmer pays a share of the harvested crop as their rent

Ancestry of “deelpacht”, step by step

deelpacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeelpart, piece; volume
2Middle Dutchdêel—
3Old Dutchdēl—
4Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Dutch pacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpachtlease
2Middle Dutchpacht—
3Old Dutch*paht—
4Latinpactumagreement, bargain; pact
5Latinpaciscipresent active infinitive of pacīscor; to make an...
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