Where does “deel” come from?

deel (Middle English) comes from Middle English del, from Old English dǣl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

deel (Middle English): Alternative form of del; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of del; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “deel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdelA part, proportion or section of something; The...
2Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →