Where does “dullish” come from?

dullish (English) comes from English dull, from Middle English dull, from Old English dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dullish (English): Somewhat dull; dull to a degree

Definitions

  1. Somewhat dull; dull to a degree

Ancestry of “dullish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdullLacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp;...
2Middle Englishdull—
3Old Englishdolfoolish
4Proto-West Germanic*dol—
5Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

Words derived from “dullish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →