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
Ancestry of “delle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | della | valley; depression; dune valley |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | daljō | a dell |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |
Words derived from “delle”