Where does “dolboord” come from?

dolboord (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-.

dolboord (Dutch): gunwale

Definitions

  1. gunwale

Ancestry of “dolboord”, step by step

dolboord traces back through two 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 boord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboordborder, boundary; shore, bank; collar
2Middle Dutchboorde—
3Old Dutchbordo—
4Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →