Where does “dælan” come from?
dælan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- — part, watershed.
dælan (Old English): to share; to give charitably; to spend
Definitions
- to share; to give charitably; to spend
Ancestry of “dælan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |