English
dillue
Dillue comes from Cornish dyllo ‘sift with a sieve’, from Proto-Celtic *dalnīti ‘to arise, come out of something’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- ‘to well forth, spring forth’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelh₁-‘to well forth, spring forth’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dalnīti‘to arise, come out of something’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*dėlnjọdreconstructed
- Cornishmoderndyllo‘sift with a sieve’
- Englishtodaydillue
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelh₁-‘to well forth, spring forth’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dalnīti‘to arise, come out of something’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*dėlnjọdreconstructed
- Cornishmoderndyllo‘sift with a sieve’
- Englishtodaydillue
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- ‘to well forth, spring forth’
foil, exfoliation, thallium, thallus, 5 more
through Cornish dyllo ‘sift with a sieve’
Today it means
verb Sift with a sieve.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- / dillue