Where does “dedil” come from?

dedil (Galician) comes from Galician dedo, from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedil (Galician): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “dedil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandedofinger; toe; digit
2Old Portuguesededo—
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Portuguese dedo →