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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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deal 1 †part, portion; quantity, amount. OE.
dǣl = OS.
dēl (Du.
deel), (O)HG,
teil, Goth.
dails :- Gmc. *
dailiz, f. *
dail-; see
DOLE 1.
So
deal vb. A. †divide; distribute, bestow among a number OE.; deliver (blows) XIII; B. †take part in XII; have to do
with XIII. OE.
dǣlan = OS.
dēlian, (O)HG.
teilen, ON.
deila, Goth.
dailjan. Hence
deal sb. distribution of cards XVII; transaction (orig. U.S.) XIX.
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