1. dʰel-, dʰolo-
curve; dell, hollow
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | ||||
| Irish | dail | dale | n | ASD LRC |
| Gaelic | dail | dale | n | ASD LRC |
| Manx | dayll | dale | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Cornish | dol | dale | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Welsh | dól | dale | n | ASD LRC |
| English | ||||
| Old English | dæl | dale | n.neut | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | dale | dale | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | delle | dell | n | W7 LRC |
| English | dale | vale, valley | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | dalles | river rapids between steep gorge/valley precipices | n.pl | AHD LRC |
| English | dell | small dale, secluded hollow | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Ettendales | troll-fells in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n.pl | LRC |
| English | Harrowdale | Rohan valley in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | Rivendell | elven refuge in Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | thalweg | line tracing lowest points in valley/river bed | n | AHD LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | de(i)l | dale | n | ASD LRC |
| Frisian | dalle, dol | dale | n | ASD LRC |
| Dutch | dal | dale | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | dal | dale | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | tal | dell, valley | n.neut | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | tal | dale | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | telle | ravine | n | W7 LRC |
| German | Thal | dale | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | dalr | dale, dell, valley | n.masc | LRC |
| Icelandic | dalr | dale | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| Danish | dal | dale | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| Swedish | dal | dale | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | dal | dale | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| Gothic | dalaþ | down | adv | LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Old Church Slavonic | dolu | down(wards), below | adv | LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | tholos | rotunda | n.masc | W7 LRC |