Where does “delban” come from?

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

delban (Proto-West Germanic): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “delban”, step by step

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

Words derived from “delban”

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