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
Ancestry of “Daal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | tal | — |
| 2 | Old High German | tal | valley |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |