Where does “Donautal” come from?

Donautal (German) comes 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;...

Donautal (German): The Danube valley

Definitions

  1. The Danube valley

Ancestry of “Donautal”, step by step

Donautal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantalvalley
2Middle High Germantal—
3Old High Germantalvalley
4Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

via German Donau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDonauDanube
2GermanDonaw—
3GermanTonaw—
4Middle High GermanTuonawe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dal →