Where does “delgen” come from?

delgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch deligen, from Old Dutch diligon, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

delgen (Dutch): to void; to pay off

Definitions

  1. to void; to pay off

Ancestry of “delgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdeligen—
2Old Dutchdiligonto void
3Latindēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate
4Latinoleō—
5Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “delgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →