Where does “dæla” come from?

dæla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dæla, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

dæla (Icelandic): pump; to pump

Definitions

  1. pump; to pump

Ancestry of “dæla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedælaa small dale, ship's drain or pump, a small...
2Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dæla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Old Norse dæla →