Where does “דיל” come from?

דיל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German dil, from Old High German thil, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

דיל (Yiddish): floor

Definitions

  1. floor

Ancestry of “דיל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandil—
2Old High Germanthil—
3Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old High German thil →