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English

deal

/ˈdiːl/
A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    From Middle English del, dele, from Old English dǣl (“part, share, portion”), from Proto-West Germanic *daili, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰ(h₁)-oy-lo- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Scots dele (“part, portion”), West Frisian diel (“part, share”), Dutch deel (“part, share, portion”), German Teil (“part, portion, section”), Danish, Slovene, and Swedish del (“part”), Icelandic deila (“division, contention”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (dails, “portion”). Related to Old English dāl (“portion”). More at dole.

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan (“to divide, part”), from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną (“to divide, part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoh₁-i-l- (“part, watershed”).

    Cognates

    Cognate with West Frisian diele (“to divide, separate”), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti (“divide”), Russian дели́ть (delítʹ).

    Etymology 3

    From Middle English dele (“plank”), from Middle Low German dele, from Old Saxon thili, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“plank, board”); cognate with Old English þille. Doublet of (dialectal) theal and thill.

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    Lineage

    • inheritedMiddle Englishdele
      • borrowedMiddle Low Germandele
        • inheritedOld Saxonthili
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*þilljā
            • inheritedProto-Germanic*þiljǭ “board; floorboard; deck”
              • partProto-Indo-European*telh₂- “bear, undergo, endure”
              • partProto-Germanic*-jǭ
    • inheritedMiddle Englishdelen
      • inheritedOld Englishdǣlan
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*dailijaną
          • partProto-Germanic*dailiz
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁- “to do, put, place, set”
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁tis “deed, action”
          • partProto-Germanic*-janą
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*-yéti

    Related: English thill (doublet), Scots dele, West Frisian diel, Dutch deel, German Teil, da,sl,sv del, Icelandic deila, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃, West Frisian diele, Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela, Lithuanian dalinti, Russian дели́ть, Old English þille, English theal (doublet)

    Meanings

    noun
    1. A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
    2. An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
    verb
    1. To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
    2. To administer or give out, as in small portions.
    3. To take action with regard to someone or something.
    4. To distribute cards to the players in a game.
    5. deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
    6. To pitch.
    adj
    1. Made of deal.

    Sources

    • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
    • Wiktionary: deal