Where does “døl” come from?

døl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dǿll, from Proto-Germanic *dōljaz, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

døl (Norwegian Bokmål): a person from or living in a valley or valley district, especially one of the major valleys of Eastern Norway

Definitions

  1. a person from or living in a valley or valley district, especially one of the major valleys of Eastern Norway

Ancestry of “døl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedǿll
2Proto-Germanic*dōljaz
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic daląEvery word from Proto-Germanic *dōljaz
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