Where does “wapping dell” come from?
wapping dell (English) comes from English dell, from Middle English delle, from Old English dell, from Proto-West Germanic *dalljā, from Proto-Germanic daljō, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
wapping dell (English): A prostitute
Definitions
- A prostitute
Ancestry of “wapping dell”, step by step
wapping dell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dell | A valley, especially in the form of a natural... |
| 2 | Middle English | delle | A dale or dell; a hollow |
| 3 | Old English | dell | small dale |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dalljā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daljō | a dell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |
via English WAP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | WAP | Initialism of Wireless Access Point; Initialism... |