Where does “semidull” come from?

semidull (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-.

semidull (English): Partly or somewhat dull in appearance

Definitions

  1. Partly or somewhat dull in appearance

Ancestry of “semidull”, step by step

semidull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dull

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-—

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →