Where does “Deel” come from?

Deel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German deil, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Deel (Luxembourgish): part, portion, component; share

Definitions

  1. part, portion, component; share

Ancestry of “Deel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandeil—
2Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old High German deil →