Where does “dail” come from?

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

dail (Westrobothnian): part; divide, share

Definitions

  1. part; divide, share

Ancestry of “dail”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dail”

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