Where does “Daal” come from?

Daal (Hunsrik) 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;...

Daal (Hunsrik): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “Daal”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dal →