Where does “delva” come from?

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

Ancestry of “delva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdelbanto dig
2Proto-Germanicdelbanąto dig, hollow out
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

Words derived from “delva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic delbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic delban →