Where does “dœll” come from?

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

dœll (Old Norse): a person dwelling in a valley

Definitions

  1. a person dwelling in a valley

Ancestry of “dœll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dœll”

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