Where does “dêel” come from?
dêel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dēl, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
Ancestry of “dêel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | dēl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dailą | part, portion, deal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
Words derived from “dêel”