delfan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to dig
- to dig up, excavate
Etymology
Inherited from *delban (dig) inherited from Proto-Germanic *delbaną (dig).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*delbaną
Gloss
dig
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- delve English
- *dʰelbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *delbaną Proto-Germanic
- bedelfan Old English
- delf Old English
- þurhdelfan Old English
- bedelven Middle English
- delve Middle English
- delven Middle English
- delvere Middle English
- delvyng Middle English
- umbedelven Middle English
- *delban gmw-pro
- *delvan Old Dutch
- dolle Western Frisian
- delva Old Frisian