Where does “ordal” come from?

ordal (Middle English) comes from Old English ordāl, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ordal (Middle English): ordeal

Definitions

  1. ordeal

Ancestry of “ordal”, step by step

ordal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ordāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishordālordeal, judgement
2Proto-Germanicuzdailijąsomething handed or meted out; allotment, share
3Proto-Germanicuzdailijanąto mete out; to deal out; dispense
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Old English ordēl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishordēl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →