Where does “dalen” come from?
dalen (Dutch) comes from Dutch end, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
dalen (Dutch): to descend; to decrease, to drop; plural of dal
Definitions
- to descend; to decrease, to drop; plural of dal
Ancestry of “dalen”, step by step
dalen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch end
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | end | end; travel distance; a short length of something |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 3 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |