Etymograph

English

Wharfedale

From Wharfe + dale.

Formed from Wharfe + dale

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 Wharfe in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.

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

Etymograph / Wharfedale