Where does “dāl” come from?

dāl (Middle Low German) comes 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 “dāl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dāl”

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