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Where does “dolleman” come from?

dolleman (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-.

dolleman (Dutch): madman

Definitions

  1. madman

Ancestry of “dolleman”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “dolleman”

  • dollemansrit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →