English
dalles
Dalles comes from Middle French dalle ‘sink, gullet’, from Old Norse dæla ‘a small dale, ship's drain or pump, a small…’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dalą‘valley’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350dæla‘a small dale, ship's drain or pump, a small bucket, a groove, trough, trench, eaves’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dalle‘sink, gullet’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaydalles
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dalą‘valley’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350dæla‘a small dale, ship's drain or pump, a small bucket, a groove, trough, trench, eaves’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dalle‘sink, gullet’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaydalles
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley’
Today it means
noun The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *dalą / dalles