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Where does “dēl” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dēl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dēl”

  • Deel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →