Where does “dale” come from?

dale (Middle English) comes from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dale (Middle English): A dale or valley; A hole or barrow

Definitions

  1. A dale or valley; A hole or barrow

Ancestry of “dale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdælpart; valley
2Proto-West Germanicdailipart
3Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “dale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →