Where does “Dolfijn” come from?
Dolfijn (Dutch) comes 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-.
Ancestry of “Dolfijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dol | crazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dol | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |