Old English delf

← Old English delfan (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *delbaną (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *delban (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ- (derived)

→ English delve (inherited)

→ English delf (inherited)

→ English Delph (derived)

→ Middle English delve (inherited)

→ Middle English delf (inherited)