Where does “deil” come from?

deil (Middle High German) comes from Old High German deil, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Ancestry of “deil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandeil—
2Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “deil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old High German deil →