Where does “Tollhäusler” come from?
Tollhäusler (German) comes from German Tollhaus, from German toll, from Middle High German tol, from Old High German tol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.
Tollhäusler (German): madman
Definitions
- madman
Ancestry of “Tollhäusler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tollhaus | lunatic asylum |
| 2 | German | toll | great, nice, wonderful; crazy, mad |
| 3 | Middle High German | tol | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tol | foolish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |