Where does “tollkühn” come from?
tollkühn (German) comes 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-.
tollkühn (German): foolhardy, daredevil, daring; daringly
Definitions
- foolhardy, daredevil, daring; daringly
Ancestry of “tollkühn”, step by step
tollkühn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German toll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | toll | great, nice, wonderful; crazy, mad |
| 2 | Middle High German | tol | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tol | foolish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |