Where does “Dalbeke” come from?

Dalbeke (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German dāl, from Old Saxon dal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Ancestry of “Dalbeke”, step by step

Dalbeke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German dāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandāl—
2Old Saxondalvalley
3Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

via Middle Low German bēke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbēkebrook
2Old Saxonbeki—
3Proto-Germanic*baki—
4Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dal →