Where does “delle” come from?

delle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch della, from Proto-Germanic daljō, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

delle (Middle Dutch): valley; dune valley

Definitions

  1. valley; dune valley

Ancestry of “delle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdellavalley; depression; dune valley
2Proto-Germanicdaljōa dell
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “delle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Proto-Germanic daljō →