delve

Meanings

Verb

• To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
• To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
• To dig; to excavate.

Noun

• A pit or den.

Related

Similar words

• dig
• investigate, research

Origin

• From Middle English delven, from Old English delfan, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian dolle, Dutch delven, Low German dölven, dialectal German delben, telben.
• From Middle English delve, delf, dælf, from Old English delf, ġedelf and dælf. More at delf.