Where does “del” come from?

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

del (Middle English): A part, proportion or section of something; The...

Definitions

  1. A part, proportion or section of something; The...

Ancestry of “del”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
2Proto-West Germanicdailipart
3Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “del”

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