delven
Meaning
to delve, dig, excavate
Concepts
quiten
shoot dead
Synonyms
opduikelen
doodmaken
kleinmaken
neerkomen
opdelven
neerslachtig maken
neervellen
omkappen
de moed ontnemen
terneerdrukken
verootmoedigen
neerdrukken
Frequency
Hyphenated as
del‧ven
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛlvə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch delven, from Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.
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