Where does “dottle” come from?

dottle (English) comes from Middle English dottel, from Old English dott, from Proto-West Germanic *dott, from Proto-Germanic duttaz — wisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod...

dottle (English): A plug or tap of a vessel; A small rounded lump...

Definitions

  1. A plug or tap of a vessel; A small rounded lump...

Ancestry of “dottle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdottel—
2Old Englishdotta dot, point; dot, point
3Proto-West Germanic*dott—
4Proto-Germanicduttazwisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod...
Every word from Proto-Germanic duttaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dott →Every word from Old English dott →