Where does “Glendale” come from?

Glendale (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.

Glendale (English): the eponym of all other settlements of the same name OS grid ref NG1749

Definitions

  1. the eponym of all other settlements of the same name OS grid ref NG1749

Ancestry of “Glendale”, step by step

Glendale 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 Glen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGlenfor someone who lives in a valley
2Irishgleannglen, valley
3Old Irishglennvalley; Alternative spelling of ·gleinn
4Proto-Celticglendosvalley
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore

Words derived from “Glendale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →
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