Where does “stonedelf” come from?
stonedelf (English) comes from English delf, from Middle English delf, from Old English delf, from Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic delban, from Proto-Germanic delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.
stonedelf (English): A stone or rock quarry
Definitions
- A stone or rock quarry
Ancestry of “stonedelf”, step by step
stonedelf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delf | A mine, quarry, pit dug; ditch; A charge... |
| 2 | Middle English | delf | A quarry; A man-made channel or stream; a... |
| 3 | Old English | delf | digging, excavation; that which is dug: trench,... |
| 4 | Old English | delfan | to dig; to dig up, excavate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | delban | to dig |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | delbaną | to dig, hollow out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelbʰ- | to dig, excavate |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |