Where does “dolfyn” come from?

dolfyn (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Dolfijn, from Dutch dol, from Old Dutch dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dolfyn (Afrikaans): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “dolfyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDolfijnDelphinus
2Dutchdolcrazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out...
3Old Dutchdol—
4Proto-West Germanic*dol—
5Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →