Where does “díll” come from?

díll (Icelandic) comes from English deal, from Middle English del, from Old English dǣl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

díll (Icelandic): spot, dot, fleck; a pixel; deal, agreement,...

Definitions

  1. spot, dot, fleck; a pixel; deal, agreement,...

Ancestry of “díll”, step by step

díll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdealA division, a portion, a share; An indefinite...
2Middle EnglishdelA part, proportion or section of something; The...
3Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Old Norse dylja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedyljato hide, to conceal
2Proto-Germanicduljanąto mislead
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “díll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →