Where does “Rochdale” come from?

Rochdale (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.

Rochdale (English): OS grid ref SD8913

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SD8913

Ancestry of “Rochdale”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →