Dutch word deelwoord comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰail-, Proto-Germanic *dailǭ (Part, portion, deal, division.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dʰail- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | part, watershed |
| *dailǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Part, portion, deal, division. |
| *dailiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Part, portion, deal. |
| *dailijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To divide, to share, to deal. |
| dēlen | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| *deilen | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| delen | Middle Dutch (dum) | To give, to gift. To have a share in. To separate. To share (a punishment). To share, to distribute. |
| deilen | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
| delen | Dutch (nld) | (transitive) to divide, to split. (transitive) to share. (transitive, arithmetic) to divide. |
| deelwoord | Dutch (nld) | (grammar) A participle, either of two forms of a verb. |