Where does “Bjørndal” come from?

Bjørndal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dal, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Bjørndal (Norwegian Nynorsk): between Fagerlivatn and Bjørndalstjønna

Definitions

  1. between Fagerlivatn and Bjørndalstjønna

Ancestry of “Bjørndal”, step by step

Bjørndal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdala valley
2Old Norsedalrdale, valley
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

via Norwegian Nynorsk bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbjørna bear
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

Words derived from “Bjørndal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Old Norse dalr →