Where does “doltery” come from?
doltery (English) comes from English dolt, from English dold, from Middle English dold, from Middle English dullen, from Middle English dul, from Old English dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz.
doltery (English): Doltish behaviour
Definitions
- Doltish behaviour
Ancestry of “doltery”, step by step
doltery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dolt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dolt | A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard; To... |
| 2 | English | dold | stupid, confused |
| 3 | Middle English | dold | — |
| 4 | Middle English | dullen | to make dull |
| 5 | Middle English | dul | dull |
| 6 | Old English | dol | foolish |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |