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

Definitions

  1. part

Ancestry of “gidel”, step by step

gidel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon dēl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
2Proto-West Germanicdailipart
3Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →