Where does “dée” come from?

dée (Norman) comes from Old French deel, from Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dée (Norman): thimble

Definitions

thimble

Ancestry of “dée”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	deel	—
2	Latin	digitāle	—
3	Latin	digitālis	—
4	Latin	digitus	a finger, toe, digit; a twig
5	Proto-Indo-European	deyḱ-	to point out

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