Where does “dal” come from?
dal (Dutch) 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 (Dutch): valley; a type of stone to pave the floor with,...
Definitions
- valley; a type of stone to pave the floor with,...
Ancestry of “dal”, step by step
dal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch dal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dal | valley; dip, lower area in the landscape; hole |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dal | valley |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dal | valley, dale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |
via Dutch tempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tempel | A temple, building destined as place of worship;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tempel | — |
| 3 | Latin | templum | an open space for augural observation; open,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | t(e)mp-lo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |