Where does “dæl” come from?

dæl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dæl (Old English): part; valley

Definitions

  1. part; valley

Ancestry of “dæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdailipart
2Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “dæl”

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