Etymograph

English

Hartsdale

From the surname Hart + -s- + dale.

Formed from Hart + -s- + dale

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘horn’

Proto-Germanic *herutaz ‘hart, stag’

Proto-West Germanic *herut ‘deer, stag’

Old English heorot ‘stag’

Middle English hert ‘a hart’

English Hart

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 hamlet in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hartsdale