Where does “dal” come from?

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

dal (Swedish): valley, dale

Definitions

  1. valley, dale

Ancestry of “dal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdalvalley
2Old Norsedalrdale, valley
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “dal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel-
dal — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer