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Where does “deligen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “deligen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdiligon—
2Latindēleō—
3Latinoleō—
4Proto-Italicoleō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “deligen”

  • verdelgen
  • uitdelgen
  • delgen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →