Where does “Älvdalen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Älvdalen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishälva river
2Swedishdalvalley, dale
3Old Swedishdalvalley
4Old Norsedalrdale, valley
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel-