An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Urtel

by Friedrich Kluge

Urtel, Urteil, n., ‘judgment, sentence, decision,’ from MidHG. urteil, urteile, f. and n., ‘judicial decision’; allied to erteilen (lit. ‘that which is imparted’). Comp. Du. oordeel, AS. ordâl, ‘judgment’ (whence Fr. ordalie, ‘judgment of God,’ MidLat. ordalium).