Tobel

German

Etymology

Middle High German tobel, from Old High German tobal (“valley, forest ravine”), from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”).

Noun

Tobel n (genitive Tobel, plural Tobels)

  1. (Switzerland) gorge, ravine

References
  • Kluge, Friedrich (1891): An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
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