Where does “Dealer” come from?

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

Dealer (German): drug dealer

Definitions

  1. 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

Words derived from “Dealer

Every word from Old English dǣlereEvery word from Middle English delareEvery word from English dealer