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
- A plug or tap of a vessel; A small rounded lump...
Ancestry of “dottle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dottel | — |
| 2 | Old English | dott | a dot, point; dot, point |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dott | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | duttaz | wisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod... |