Where does “Deel” come from?

Deel (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dēl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Deel (Saterland Frisian): A part; portion; share

Definitions

  1. A part; portion; share

Ancestry of “Deel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandēl—
2Proto-West Germanicdailipart
3Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
4Proto-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 →