Where does “ôrdêl” come from?

ôrdêl (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon urdēli, 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.

Ancestry of “ôrdêl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonurdēli
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

Words derived from “ôrdêl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss-