Where does “Nodeel” come from?

Nodeel (Luxembourgish) comes from Plautdietsch Deel, from Middle Low German dēl, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Nodeel (Luxembourgish): disadvantage

Definitions

  1. disadvantage

Ancestry of “Nodeel”, step by step

Nodeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschDeelportion, proportion; part; deal
2Middle Low Germandēl—
3Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Luxembourgish deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdeelsecond-person singular imperative of deelen
2Middle High Germandeil—
3Old High Germandeil—
4Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →