Where does “sumdel” come from?

sumdel (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.

sumdel (Middle English): somewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part,...

Definitions

  1. somewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part,...

Ancestry of “sumdel”, step by step

sumdel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English del

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

via Middle English sum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsumsome
2Old Englishsumsome
3Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
4Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sumdel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →