Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “dal” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dal”

  • dole
  • dolesome
  • doleite
  • dole bludger
  • dolesomely
  • dolesomeness
  • dol
  • ordal
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