Where does “deeltje” come from?

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

deeltje (Dutch): particle

Definitions

  1. particle

Ancestry of “deeltje”, step by step

deeltje 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 Latin particula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparticulasmall part, particle
2Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “deeltje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →