Where does “dāl” come from?

dāl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dāl (Old English): part, portion; portion, share, division,...

Definitions

  1. part, portion; portion, share, division,...

Ancestry of “dāl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “dāl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →