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Where does “dal” come from?

dal (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

dal (Old Dutch): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dal—
2Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dal”

  • dollar
  • dollarization
  • Eurodollar
  • tala
  • petrodollar
  • nondollar
  • dollarisation
  • dollarize
  • dollarless
  • dollarwise
  • antidollar
  • megadollar
  • dollarbird
  • narcodollar
  • dollarfish
  • superdollar
  • dollarette
  • doleiro
  • talas
  • half-dollar
  • Hong Kong dollar
  • narcodolar
  • daladala
  • narcodolar
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