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Where does “diligōn” come from?

diligōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin deleo — I destroy, raze, annihilate; I finish, terminate,...

diligōn (Proto-West Germanic): to quench, extinguish

Definitions

  1. to quench, extinguish

Ancestry of “diligōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindeleoI destroy, raze, annihilate; I finish, terminate,...

Words derived from “diligōn”

  • tilgen
  • Tilgung
  • dilegian
  • tiligōn
  • tīligōn
  • tīlgen
  • tīligen
  • tiligen
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