Where does “deele” come from?

deele (Middle English) comes from Old English dǣlan, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

Ancestry of “deele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣlanto divide, part
2Proto-West Germanic*dailijanto divide
3Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan →