Where does “Dottie” come from?

Dottie derives from English dot plus the English diminutive suffix -y, which comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

Dottie (English): also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name

Definitions

  1. also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name

Ancestry of “Dottie”, step by step

Dottie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDot—
2Frenchdotdowry, marriage portion
3Latindōsdowry
4Proto-Italicdōtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e

Words derived from “Dottie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →