Where does “dotterel” come from?

dotterel (English) comes from English dote, from Middle French doter, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dotterel (English): A gullible fool; Any of various small birds in...

Definitions

  1. A gullible fool; Any of various small birds in...

Ancestry of “dotterel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoteTo be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody; To...
2Middle Frenchdoter—
3LatindotoI endow
4Latindōsdowry
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →
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