Where does “bedelven” come from?

bedelven (Middle English) comes from Old English bedelfan, from Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic delban, from Proto-Germanic delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

bedelven (Middle English): to dig around or about; bury; cover up

Definitions

  1. to dig around or about; bury; cover up

Ancestry of “bedelven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbedelfanto dig in and around; to bury, inter
2Old Englishdelfanto dig; to dig up, excavate
3Proto-West Germanicdelbanto dig
4Proto-Germanicdelbanąto dig, hollow out
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic delbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic delban →