Where does “Dahl” come from?

Dahl comes from Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr meaning valley, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰol-.

Dahl (English): of Scandinavian origin

Definitions

  1. of Scandinavian origin

Ancestry of “Dahl”, step by step

Dahl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Dahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishDahl—
2Danishdaldale, valley; imperative of dale
3Old Danishdal—
4Old Norsedalrdale, valley
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

via Swedish dahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdahl—
2Swedishdalvalley, dale
3Old Swedishdalvalley

via Norwegian Dahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianDahl—
2Norwegiandalvalley

Words derived from “Dahl”

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