Where does “þurhdelfan” come from?

þurhdelfan (Old English) comes from Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic delban, from Proto-Germanic delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

þurhdelfan (Old English): to dig or delve through; to bore through or...

Definitions

  1. to dig or delve through; to bore through or...

Ancestry of “þurhdelfan”, step by step

þurhdelfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English delfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdelfanto dig; to dig up, excavate
2Proto-West Germanicdelbanto dig
3Proto-Germanicdelbanąto dig, hollow out
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

via Old English þurh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic delbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic delban →