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Where does “dille” come from?

dille (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin dēlīrium, from Latin dēlīrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dille (Norwegian Nynorsk): delirium; eagerness, mania, craze; run lightly

Definitions

  1. delirium; eagerness, mania, craze; run lightly

Ancestry of “dille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēlīrium—
2Latindēlīrō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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