Deel

== English == === Etymology === As a north German surname, Borrowed from North German Deel. Also as a north German surname, variant of Diehl, Diel. As an English surname, variant of Deal, itself a variant of Dale and also named after Deal in Kent. === Proper noun === Deel (countable and uncountable, plural Deels) A surname from German. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. A river mainly in County Limerick, Ireland, which flows into the Shannon estuary; in full, the River Deel. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Deel is the 7437th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4478 individuals. Deel is most common among White (95.8%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 424. === Anagrams === LEDE, LEED, dele, lede, leed == Low German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German dêl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic *daili. ==== Noun ==== Deel m (plural Delen or Dele) (northwestern dialects and Münsterland) part ===== Alternative forms ===== Deil (Emsland, Eastphalian, Mecklenburgisch, Pomeranian) Däil (Sauerland, parts of eastern Westphalia) === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German dēle, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic *þiliz. More at thill. ==== Noun ==== Deel f (plural Delen) (some northern dialects, including Hamburgisch) floorboard ===== Alternative forms ===== Dääl (most northern dialects), Däle (non-apocopating) Dele (Eastphalian), Diële (Westphalian) === Etymology 3 === From Middle Low German dēle, from Old Saxon *thela, *dela (or the like). Possibly related with etymology 2 above, though this is a debated question. At any rate both words were distinct in Old Saxon, because Westphalian and Eastphalian dialects clearly show distinct root vowels (i for “floorboard” vs. e for “threshing floor”; the northern dialects regularly merge these and are therefore inconclusive). ==== Noun ==== Deel f (plural Delen) (some northern dialects, including Hamburgisch) the working area of the traditional Saxon farmhouse, used i.a. as a threshing floor (by extension) vestibule, entrance area of a house or flat ===== Alternative forms ===== Dääl (most northern dialects) Däle (Eastphalian, non-apocopating northern dialects) Diäle, Deale (Westphalian) ===== Descendants ===== → German: Diele (“vestibule”) (semantic loan) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German deil, from Old High German *deil, West Central German form of teil, from Proto-Germanic *dailą. Cognate with German Teil, Dutch deel, English dole, West Frisian diel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [deːl] Rhymes: -eːl === Noun === Deel m (plural Deeler) part, portion, component === Noun === Deel f (plural Deelen) share (of an inheritance) == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German deil, from Old High German *deil, West Central German form of teil, from Proto-Germanic *dailą. Cognate with German Teil, Dutch deel, English dole, West Frisian diel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deːl/ === Noun === Deel n (plural Deele) part share == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German dēl, deil and Old Saxon dēl. === Noun === Deel n (plural --) portion, proportion part deal ==== Synonyms ==== Poat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian dēl, from Proto-West Germanic *daili. More at deal. === Noun === Deel m A part; portion; share ==== Related terms ==== deele