Where does “Leudal” come from?
Leudal (English) comes from Dutch Leudal, from Dutch dal, from Middle Dutch dal, from Old Dutch dal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Ancestry of “Leudal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Leudal | — |
| 2 | Dutch | dal | valley; a type of stone to pave the floor with,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dal | valley; dip, lower area in the landscape; hole |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dal | valley |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dal | valley, dale |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |