Where does “dal” come from?

dal (Afrikaans) comes from Middle Dutch dal, from Old Dutch dal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

dal (Afrikaans): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdalvalley; dip, lower area in the landscape; hole
2Old Dutchdalvalley
3Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dal →