delw
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ˈdɛlu/, /ˈdeːlu/
noun
Definitions
- image
- statue, sculpture
- effigy
- idol
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh delw inherited from Old Welsh delu inherited from Proto-Brythonic *delw inherited from Proto-Celtic *delwā derived from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (split, cut, hew, distribute), *delh₁- (split, cut, hew, distribute).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*delh₁-
Gloss
split, cut, hew, distribute
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- indolency English
- indolent English
- Tolentinum Latin
- condelere, condoleo Latin
- condoleo Latin
- condoleō Latin
- dolium Latin
- dolor Latin
- dolēns Latin
- dolēntem, dolens, dolēns Latin
- dolōrōsus Latin
- dōlium Latin
- indolentia Latin
- Δαίδαλος Ancient Greek
- Ταυλάντιοι Ancient Greek
- *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *dl̥h₁yéti Proto-Indo-European
- *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *dolh₁ōs Proto-Indo-European
- crosdealbhach Irish
- dealbh Irish
- dealbhóir Irish
- deilbh Irish
- *delěti Proto-Slavic
- *odolěti Proto-Slavic
- bryd Welsh
- cynddelw Welsh
- delfryd Welsh
- delb Old Irish
- delbaid Old Irish
- ath-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- cian-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- dealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- dealbh dath-uisge Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lì-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mì-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- taigh-dealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- taigh-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *delwā Proto-Celtic
- *dolōs Proto-Italic
- *dalna Proto-Albanian
- *dalnānja Proto-Albanian
- *delw Proto-Brythonic
- delw Middle Welsh
- *dolōs Old Latin
- delu Old Welsh