Where does “deil” come from?
deil (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
Ancestry of “deil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dailą | part, portion, deal |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
Words derived from “deil”