Where does “Swaledale” come from?

Swaledale (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.

Swaledale (English): through which flows the river Swale

Definitions

  1. through which flows the river Swale

Ancestry of “Swaledale”, step by step

Swaledale 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 swale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswaleA low tract of moist or marshy land; A long...
2Middle EnglishswaleAlternative form of whale; a shady place, a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →
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