Where does “ħeddel” come from?

ħeddel (Maltese) comes from Arabic خَدَّرَ, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

ħeddel (Maltese): to make drowsy, sleepy

Definitions

  1. to make drowsy, sleepy

Ancestry of “ħeddel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَدَّرَto anesthetize
2Arabicد
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic خَدَّرَ