Where does “důl” come from?

důl (Czech) comes from Old Czech dól, from Proto-Slavic dolъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰal-.

důl (Czech): mine deposit of ore

Definitions

  1. mine deposit of ore

Ancestry of “důl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdólvalley
2Proto-Slavicdolъvalley; depression, pit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰal-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dolъ →Every word from Old Czech dól →