Where does “dial” come from?

dial (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dial (North Frisian): part, portion

Definitions

  1. part, portion

Ancestry of “dial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →