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Where does “ordalie” come from?

ordalie (French) comes from New Latin ordalia, from Latin ordalium, from English ordeal, from Middle English ordel, from Old English ordāl, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.

ordalie (French): ordalium; ordeal

Definitions

  1. ordalium; ordeal

Ancestry of “ordalie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinordalia—
2Latinordalium—
3EnglishordealA painful or trying experience; A trial in which...
4Middle Englishordel—
5Old Englishordālordeal, judgement
6Proto-Germanicuzdailijąsomething handed or meted out; allotment, share
7Proto-Germanicuzdailijanąto mete out; to deal out; dispense
8Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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