Where does “Deel” come from?

Deel (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German dēl, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Deel (Plautdietsch): portion, proportion; part; deal

Definitions

  1. portion, proportion; part; deal

Ancestry of “Deel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandēl—
2Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “Deel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →