Where does “dêlen” come from?

dêlen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

dêlen (Middle Dutch): to share, to distribute

Definitions

  1. to share, to distribute

Ancestry of “dêlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdēlen—
2Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

Words derived from “dêlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Old Dutch dēlen →