Where does “Tweeddale” come from?
Tweeddale (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.
Tweeddale (English): The area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed in Scotland
Definitions
- The area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed in Scotland
Ancestry of “Tweeddale”, step by step
Tweeddale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dale | for someone living in a dale |
| 2 | Middle English | dale | A dale or valley; A hole or barrow |
| 3 | Old English | dæl | part; valley |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via English Tweed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tweed | a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England |