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-.

Dolfijn (Dutch): Delphinus

Definitions

  1. Delphinus

Ancestry of “Dolfijn”, step by step

Dolfijn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdolcrazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out...
2Old Dutchdol—
3Proto-West Germanic*dol—
4Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
5Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

via Dutch fijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfijnnice, pleasant; fine, thin; delicate, meticulous
2Middle Dutchfijnfine
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Middle Dutch delfijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdelfijn—
2Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
3Ancient Greekδελφίν—
4Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “Dolfijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →