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.
Ancestry of “Tweeddale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | 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 |