Where does “Ötztaler Alpen” come from?
Ötztaler Alpen (German) comes from German Ötztaler, from German Ötztal, from German tal, from Middle High German tal, from Old High German tal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Ötztaler Alpen (German): Ötztal Alps
Definitions
- Ötztal Alps
Ancestry of “Ötztaler Alpen”, step by step
Ötztaler Alpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ötztaler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ötztaler | a native or inhabitant of the Ötztal |
| 2 | German | Ötztal | — |
| 3 | German | tal | valley |
| 4 | Middle High German | tal | — |
| 5 | Old High German | tal | valley |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *dal | valley, dale |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |