Where does “rivierdal” come from?

rivierdal (Dutch) comes from Dutch rivier, from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

rivierdal (Dutch): river valley, wadi

Definitions

  1. river valley, wadi

Ancestry of “rivierdal”, step by step

rivierdal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rivier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrivierriver
2Middle Dutchriviereriver; riverside used for hunting birds
3Old Frenchriviereriver
4Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
5Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
6Latinrīpabank (of a river)
7Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂

via Dutch dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdalvalley; a type of stone to pave the floor with,...
2Middle Dutchdalvalley; dip, lower area in the landscape; hole
3Old Dutchdalvalley
4Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂
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