Where does “døl” come from?

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

døl (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person dwelling in a valley

Definitions

  1. a person dwelling in a valley

Ancestry of “døl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedœlla person dwelling in a valley
2Proto-Germanic*dōljaz
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “døl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel-
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