Where does “ordalie” come from?
ordalie (Romanian) comes from French ordalie, from New Latin ordalia, from Latin ordalium, from English ordeal, from Middle English ordel, from Old English ordāl, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną — out, outward.
ordalie (Romanian): ordalium, ordeal
Definitions
- ordalium, ordeal
Ancestry of “ordalie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ordalie | ordalium; ordeal |
| 2 | New Latin | ordalia | — |
| 3 | Latin | ordalium | — |
| 4 | English | ordeal | A painful or trying experience; A trial in which... |
| 5 | Middle English | ordel | ordeal trial by subjection to a dangerous test |
| 6 | Old English | ordāl | ordeal, judgement |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |