Where does “Deel” come from?

Deel (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German deil, from Old High German deil, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Deel (Pennsylvania German): part; share

Definitions

  1. part; share

Ancestry of “Deel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandeil—
2Old High Germandeil—
3Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “Deel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailą →Every word from Old High German deil →