Where does “tal” come from?

tal (Middle High German) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “tal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tal

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