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

  1. to share; to give charitably; to spend

Ancestry of “dælan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijaną →