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Where does “della” come from?

della (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic daljō, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

della (Old Dutch): valley; depression; dune valley

Definitions

  1. valley; depression; dune valley

Ancestry of “della”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaljōa dell
2Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “della”

  • del
  • delle
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