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Where does “diligon” come from?

diligon (Old Dutch) comes from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “diligon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēleō—
2Latinoleō—
3Proto-Italicoleō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “diligon”

  • delgen
  • verdelgen
  • uitdelgen
  • deligen
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