Where does “delven” come from?

delven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch delven, from Old Dutch delvan, from Proto-West Germanic delban, from Proto-Germanic delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

delven (Dutch): to delve, dig, excavate

Definitions

  1. to delve, dig, excavate

Ancestry of “delven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdelvento delve, to dig, to excavate; to bury
2Old Dutchdelvanto dig, excavate
3Proto-West Germanicdelbanto dig
4Proto-Germanicdelbanąto dig, hollow out
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

Words derived from “delven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →