Where does “dal” come from?

dal (Danish) comes from Old Danish dal, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

dal (Danish): dale, valley; imperative of dale

Definitions

  1. dale, valley; imperative of dale

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishdal—
2Old Norsedalrdale, valley
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Old Norse dalr →