Where does “a good deal” come from?
a good deal (English) comes from English deal, from Middle English del, from Old English dǣl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
a good deal (English): Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots; A...
Definitions
- Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots; A...
Ancestry of “a good deal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deal | A division, a portion, a share; An indefinite... |
| 2 | Middle English | del | A part, proportion or section of something; The... |
| 3 | Old English | dǣl | part, share, portion; part, distribution |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |