Where does “dal” come from?

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

dal (Old Swedish): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dal”

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