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

  1. A valley, especially in the form of a natural...

Ancestry of “dell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdelleA dale or dell; a hollow
2Old Englishdellsmall dale
3Proto-West Germanic*dalljā—
4Proto-Germanicdaljōa dell
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-Germanic daljō →