Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *teldanąScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_teldaną
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*delH-to flatten, spread outdélnapalm of hand*dòlnьidem
verbStrong class 3to coverUncertain. Possibly derived from a Proto-Indo-European *delH- (‘to flatten, spread out’), with an extension *-dʰ- (perhaps from *dʰeh₁- (‘to put’)), giving *delH-dʰh₁- (‘to put flat’). Potential cognates include Lithuanian délna (‘palm of hand’), Proto-Slavic *dòlnь (‘idem’).