Where does “*dal” come from?

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

*dal (Proto-West Germanic): valley, dale

Definitions

  1. valley, dale

Ancestry of “*dal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
2Proto-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 →