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
Ancestry of “dal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | dal | valley; dip, lower area in the landscape; hole |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dal | valley |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |