English

Wensleydale

From Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”).

Formed from Wensley ‘a village’ + dale ‘valley’

Old English Wōdnes lēah

Middle English Wednesleȝ

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 The valley of the River Ure in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.

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

Etymograph / Wensleydale