delven
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈdɛlvə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to delve, dig, excavate
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch delven inherited from Old Dutch *delvan 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
- delver English
- delvest English
- delveth English
- indelve English
- undelve English
- underdelve English
- bedelven Dutch, Flemish
- delfstof Dutch, Flemish
- delfstoffelijk Dutch, Flemish
- delfstofkunde Dutch, Flemish
- delver Dutch, Flemish
- delving Dutch, Flemish
- gouddelver Dutch, Flemish
- grafdelver Dutch, Flemish
- stof Dutch, Flemish
- *dʰelbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *delbaną Proto-Germanic
- delf Old English
- delfan Old English
- delven Middle English
- bedelven Middle Dutch
- delven Middle Dutch
- delvere Middle Dutch
- delvinge Middle Dutch
- *delban gmw-pro
- *delvan Old Dutch
- delva Old Frisian