Where does “gidel” come from?
gidel (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
gidel (Old Saxon): part
Ancestry of “gidel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | dēl | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |