Where does “deel” come from?
deel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German deil, from Old High German deil, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
deel (Luxembourgish): second-person singular imperative of deelen
Definitions
- second-person singular imperative of deelen
Ancestry of “deel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | deil | — |
| 2 | Old High German | deil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dailą | part, portion, deal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |