Where does “dealer” come from?

dealer (French) comes from English dealer, from Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere.

dealer (French): to deal; drug dealer

Definitions

  1. to deal; drug dealer

Ancestry of “dealer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdealerOne who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a...
2Middle EnglishdelareA distributor or splitter; one who parts or gives...
3Old Englishdǣlere—
Every word from Old English dǣlere →Every word from Middle English delare →Every word from English dealer →
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