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Where does “dalle” come from?

dalle (French) comes from Middle French dalle, from Old Norse dæla, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

dalle (French): slab, flagstone; inflection of daller: ##...

Definitions

  1. slab, flagstone; inflection of daller: ##...

Ancestry of “dalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdallesink, gullet
2Old Norsedælaa small dale, ship's drain or pump, a small...
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dalle”

  • dalles
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →