Where does “dell” come from?

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

dell (Old English): small dale

Definitions

  1. small dale

Ancestry of “dell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dalljā—
2Proto-Germanicdaljōa dell
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-Germanic daljō →