Where does “Eskdale” come from?

Eskdale (English) comes from English Dale, from Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Eskdale (English): Alternative form: Esk Dale

Definitions

  1. Alternative form: Esk Dale

Ancestry of “Eskdale”, step by step

Eskdale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDalefor someone living in a dale
2Middle EnglishdaleA dale or valley; A hole or barrow
3Old Englishdælpart; valley
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via English Esk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEsk(with "the"), England that flows through Eskdale to Whitby
2Proto-Brythonic*UɨskA river name, perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →