Where does “dēlen” come from?

dēlen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.

Ancestry of “dēlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

Words derived from “dēlen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną