Where does “tal” come from?

tal (German) comes 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;...

tal (German): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dal →