Where does “dolle” come from?

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

dolle (West Frisian): to delve, to excavate

Definitions

  1. to delve, to excavate

Ancestry of “dolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandelva—
2Proto-West Germanicdelbanto dig
3Proto-Germanicdelbanąto dig, hollow out
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

Words derived from “dolle”

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