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
Ancestry of “delle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dell | small dale |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dalljā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | daljō | a dell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |
Words derived from “delle”