Where does “delfing” come from?

delfing (Old English) comes from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

delfing (Old English): digging

Definitions

  1. digging

Ancestry of “delfing”, step by step

delfing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
2Old Norseengmeadow
3Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

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

Words derived from “delfing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic angijō →