Reconstruction:Old Dutch/delvan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ-.

Verb

*delvan

  1. to dig, excavate

Inflection

Conjugation of *delvan (strong class 3)
infinitive *delvan
indicative present past
1st person singular *delvo, *delvon *dalf
2nd person singular *dilvis *dulvi
3rd person singular *dilvit *dalf
1st person plural *delvun *dulvon
2nd person plural *delvit *dulvot
3rd person plural *delvunt *dulvon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *delve *dulvi
2nd person singular *delvis *dulvi
3rd person singular *delve *dulvi
1st person plural *delvin *dulvin
2nd person plural *delvit *dulvit
3rd person plural *delvin *dulvin
imperative present
singular *delf, *dilf
plural *delvet
participle present past
*delvandi *dolvan, *gidolvan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: delven
    • Dutch: delven
      • Afrikaans: delf, delwe
    • Limburgish: dèlve
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