From glen (“narrow valley”) + dale (“valley”).
Formed from glen ‘narrow valley’ + dale ‘valley’
Proto-Celtic *glendos ‘valley’
Old Irish glenn
Irish gleann ‘glen, valley’
Middle English glen
English glen
Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley’
Proto-West Germanic *dal ‘valley’
Old English dæl ‘valley’
Middle English dale ‘a dale or valley’
English dale
Today it means
name A number of places in the United States: A city and suburb of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Glendale
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