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

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “dée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeel—
2Latindigitāle—
3LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
4Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitālis →