Where does “dell” come from?
Dell comes from Middle English del, Old English dǣl, and Proto-Germanic dailiz, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots dʰayl- and dʰol- related to division or separation.
dell (English): A valley, especially in the form of a natural...
Definitions
- A valley, especially in the form of a natural...
Ancestry of “dell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | delle | A dale or dell; a hollow |
| 2 | Old English | dell | small dale |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dalljā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daljō | a dell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |