Where does “delle” come from?

delle (Middle English) comes 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;...

delle (Middle English): A dale or dell; a hollow

Definitions

  1. A dale or dell; a hollow

Ancestry of “delle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdellsmall dale
2Proto-West Germanic*dalljā—
3Proto-Germanicdaljōa dell
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-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 →