Where does “ordalia” come from?
ordalia (New Latin) comes from Latin ordalium, from English ordeal, from Middle English ordel, from Old English ordāl, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
Ancestry of “ordalia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ordalium | — |
| 2 | English | ordeal | A painful or trying experience; A trial in which... |
| 3 | Middle English | ordel | ordeal trial by subjection to a dangerous test |
| 4 | Old English | ordāl | ordeal, judgement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |