Where does “del” come from?

del (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German dēl, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

del (Norwegian Nynorsk): part, portion, share

Definitions

  1. part, portion, share

Ancestry of “del”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandēl—
2Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “del”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →