Where does “dol” come from?

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

dol (Dutch): crazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out...

Definitions

  1. crazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out...

Ancestry of “dol”, step by step

dol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch dol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdol—
2Proto-West Germanic*dol—
3Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
4Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

via Middle Dutch dolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdolle—
2Old Dutch*tholl—
3Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
4Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—

Words derived from “dol”

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