Where does “teil” come from?
teil (German) comes from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
teil (German): part, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
Definitions
- part, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
Ancestry of “teil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 2 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
Words derived from “teil”