Where does “dol” come from?

dol (Middle English) comes from Old English dāl, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dol (Middle English): part, share

Definitions

  1. part, share

Ancestry of “dol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdālpart, portion; portion, share, division,...
2Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old English dāl →